River Swale at Lownethwaite
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River Swale at Lownethwaite
Image: © Andy Waddington Taken: 8 Mar 2008
Overnight rain had brought the Swale up considerably during the day making life difficult for some canoeists. At this level, the usual line through the furthest arch is bouncy, but the middle arch is usually easiest and the near arch perfectly possible, so paddlers have plenty of choices. In low levels, the middle arch is very shallow but unthreatening, whilst the furthest arch has most of the water, but is made awkward by big rocks. The gauge on Grinton Bridge (a ways upstream from here, where paddlers put in) was at three feet.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.40138
Longitude
-1.776304