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The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria
Cumbria

Cumbria is a non-metropolitan county in the North West England of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
 in England
England

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. The river originates in hills surrounding Kentmere
Kentmere

Kentmere valley is situated in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from Kendal, Cumbria, England. It was Historic counties of England part of Westmorland....
, and flows for around 20 miles (32 km) into the north of Morecambe Bay, having passed through Kentmere, Staveley
Staveley, Cumbria

Staveley with Ings is a civil parish in Cumbria. The village of Staveley is situated some 4 miles north-west of Kendal, at the mouth of the Kentmere valley....
, Burneside
Burneside

Burneside is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Kendal and to the southeast of Staveley, on the River Kent, just upstream from where the River Sprint joins it and has circa 2000 inhabitants....
, Kendal
Kendal

Kendal is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is south of Carlisle, on the River Kent, and has a total resident population of 27,521, making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria ....
 and Sedgwick
Sedgwick, Cumbria

Sedgwick is a village in Cumbria, England, 4.5 miles south of Kendal. Its main point of interest is Sedgwick House, built in 1868 by Sharpe, Paley and Austin for industrialist William Henry Wakefield....
 on the way. The village of Arnside
Arnside

Arnside is a village in Cumbria, England. It faces the estuary of the River Kent on the north eastern corner of Morecambe Bay. It is within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
 lies alongside the Kent estuary.

The rivers Mint, Sprint
River Sprint

The River Sprint is a river in England with its source high up on the south-facing side of Harter Fell . It flows into the River Kent just to the south of Burneside....
 and Gowan
River Gowan, Cumbria

The River Gowan is a short river in Cumbria, running easterly through the village of Ings before joining the River Kent at Staveley, Cumbria....
 join the Kent to the north of Kendal, with the river also joined by the River Gilpin
River Gilpin

The River Gilpin is a river in the England county of Cumbria. Formerly, the river was in the county of Westmorland.The river rises near Gilpin Lodge in the vicinity of Bowness-on-Windermere and flows in a general south-by-south-easterly direction through Gilpinpark Plantation....
 and River Winster as it nears its estuary.

Near the source of the river is Kentmere reservoir, which was constructed in the mid 1800s to control the flow of the river, which at the time was used to power a number of water mills.






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River Kent
The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria
Cumbria

Cumbria is a non-metropolitan county in the North West England of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
 in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The river originates in hills surrounding Kentmere
Kentmere

Kentmere valley is situated in the Lake District National Park, a few miles from Kendal, Cumbria, England. It was Historic counties of England part of Westmorland....
, and flows for around 20 miles (32 km) into the north of Morecambe Bay, having passed through Kentmere, Staveley
Staveley, Cumbria

Staveley with Ings is a civil parish in Cumbria. The village of Staveley is situated some 4 miles north-west of Kendal, at the mouth of the Kentmere valley....
, Burneside
Burneside

Burneside is a small village in Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Kendal and to the southeast of Staveley, on the River Kent, just upstream from where the River Sprint joins it and has circa 2000 inhabitants....
, Kendal
Kendal

Kendal is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England. It is south of Carlisle, on the River Kent, and has a total resident population of 27,521, making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria ....
 and Sedgwick
Sedgwick, Cumbria

Sedgwick is a village in Cumbria, England, 4.5 miles south of Kendal. Its main point of interest is Sedgwick House, built in 1868 by Sharpe, Paley and Austin for industrialist William Henry Wakefield....
 on the way. The village of Arnside
Arnside

Arnside is a village in Cumbria, England. It faces the estuary of the River Kent on the north eastern corner of Morecambe Bay. It is within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty....
 lies alongside the Kent estuary.

The rivers Mint, Sprint
River Sprint

The River Sprint is a river in England with its source high up on the south-facing side of Harter Fell . It flows into the River Kent just to the south of Burneside....
 and Gowan
River Gowan, Cumbria

The River Gowan is a short river in Cumbria, running easterly through the village of Ings before joining the River Kent at Staveley, Cumbria....
 join the Kent to the north of Kendal, with the river also joined by the River Gilpin
River Gilpin

The River Gilpin is a river in the England county of Cumbria. Formerly, the river was in the county of Westmorland.The river rises near Gilpin Lodge in the vicinity of Bowness-on-Windermere and flows in a general south-by-south-easterly direction through Gilpinpark Plantation....
 and River Winster as it nears its estuary.

Near the source of the river is Kentmere reservoir, which was constructed in the mid 1800s to control the flow of the river, which at the time was used to power a number of water mills. Near Sedgwick, the river passes through a rock gorge which produces a number of low waterfalls. This section is popular with kayak
Kayak

A kayak is a small human-powered boat. It typically has a covered deck, and a cockpit covered by a spraydeck. The kayak was used by the native Ainu people, Aleuts and Eskimo hunters in sub-Arctic regions of northeastern Asia, North America and Greenland....
ers as it offers high quality whitewater
Whitewater

Whitewater is formed in a rapid, when a river's Stream gradient drops enough to disturb its laminar flow and create turbulence, i.e. form a bubbly, or aerated and unstable current; the frothy water appears white....
 for several days after rain.

On high spring tides, a tidal bore
Tidal bore

A tidal bore is a tide phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the current....
 known as the Arnside Bore
Arnside Bore

The Arnside Bore is a tidal bore on the estuary of the River Kent.The bore occurs at high spring tides in Morecambe Bay opposite the village of Arnside....
 forms in the estuary opposite Arnside. The wave is often about 0.5m high.

The river is a designated Special Area of Conservation
Special Area of Conservation

A Special Area of Conservation is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive , also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora....
, particularly due to its population of White-clawed Crayfish
Crayfish

Crayfish, crawfish, or crawdads are fresh water crustaceans resembling small lobsters, to which they are related. They breathe through feather-like gills and are found in bodies of water that do not freeze to the bottom; they are also mostly found in brooks and streams where there is fresh water running, and which have shelter ag...
. It is also a salmon
Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish of the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the family are called trout,the difference is often attributed to the migratory life of the salmon as compared to the residential behaviour of trout, this holds true for the Atlantic salmon....
 and trout
Trout

Trout are a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. Salmon belong to some of the same genera as trout but, unlike most trout, most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water....
 fishery. At Staveley there is a large weir
Weir

A weir is a small overflow-type dam commonly used to raise the level of a river or stream. Weirs have traditionally been used to create Water mills in such places....
 and another in the town centre at Kendal. There are salmon leaps at Barley bridge in Staveley. The river was used to power numerous water mills throughout its history, including the Staveley bobbin mill and Kentmere water mill, and also the James Cropper paper factory at Burneside.
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