Spen Beck Gauge - Ravensthorpe, UK - River Gauges on Waymarking.com

Spen Beck
The River Spen, known colloquially as Spen Beck, is a river in the county of West Yorkshire, England and is a tributary of the River Calder. It rises north of Cleckheaton, runs through Liversedge and flows into the River Calder, West Yorkshire south of Dewsbury at Ravensthorpe. The average rainfall for the river valley is between 600-1000mm per annum. Combined with the steep narrow river channel, this makes the Spen susceptible to regular flooding. link

Dewsbury Country Park
The Dewsbury Country Park was opened in 2012 and was created on an old landfill site. The site has been grassed over and footpaths and cycle routes laid out, some of which have a hard surface. In addition it is also being planted with a large number of trees to form the biggest new wood in the North of England. It is one of 60 Jubilee Woods being planted throughout the UK to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee.

Dewsbury Country Park is 188 acres and the wood will take up 101 acres. As at 2013 39000 trees had been planted.

RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION: There are two gauges at this site, one above the weir and one below it. Each of the gauges has one gauge in the stream itself, and one or two others on the bank of the stream. Each of the gauges also has automated monitoring equipment. The one above the weir has one gauge visible from across the stream, in the river, the other one on the bank is next to the equipment and visible from that side of the stream. The one below has three gauges. The lowest is in the stream itself, a higher one on the bank, near to the normal level of the stream and one at the top of the bank. They are only marked on the side of the stream with the equipment. Information from the automated level monitoring equipment can be seen using the link below. The gauge widget below enables anyone wishing to monitor the gauge to view the current level. ANY ADDITIONAL WAYPOINT: Not Listed WEB LINK FOR RIVER GAUGE: Not listed

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