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The River Calder is a river in Cumbria, England.

For other uses, see River Calder (disambiguation).

River Calder near to its source on Lankrigg Moss
River Calder near to its source on Lankrigg Moss

The river rises at Lankrigg Moss and flows southwards for 10 miles (16 km)[1][2] through an ancient landscape, flowing under Monks Bridge (a packhorse bridge) and by the site of Calder Abbey, as well as several tumuli and other mysterious monuments.[3] It also runs past and (indirectly) gives its name to Calder Hall, site of the world's first commercial nuclear reactor.[4][5]

Near its mouth the river runs through the Sellafield nuclear site in an artificially straightened section before flowing into the Irish Sea at the same point as the River Ehen, just southwest of Sellafield.


References


  1. "Calder (South West Lakes)". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. "Calder (Lower)". environment.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "West Cumbria Rivers Trust (WCRT)". westcumbriariverstrust.org. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. Blowers, Andrew (2017). "3: Sellafield UK - A Paradox of Power". The Legacy of Nuclear Power. Abingdon: Routledge. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-415-87000-9.
  5. "Strategic Environmental Assessment Sellafield" (PDF). cumbria.gov.uk. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. December 2012. p. 7. Retrieved 23 February 2018.



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На других языках

[de] River Calder (Cumbria)

Der River Calder ist ein Wasserlauf in Cumbria, England. Er entspringt nördlich des Whoap und südlich des Ennerdale Water im Lake District. Er fließt zunächst in westlicher Richtung, bevor er sich östlich des Blakeley Raise nach Süden wendet. Er durchquert die Nuklearanlage Sellafield von Nord nach Süd und mündet in einem Ästuar mit dem River Ehen und dem Newmill Beck in die Irische See.
- [en] River Calder, Cumbria


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