Cauldron Snout is a waterfall on the upper reaches of the River Tees in Northern England, immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock The Tees is a river in Northern England. It rises on the eastern slope of Cross Fell in the Pennines, and flows eastwards for about 85 miles Northern England, The North, The North of England or (less commonly The North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line Cow Green Reservoir, a two mile (3 km long Water reservoir built between 1967 and 1971 to supply the industries of Teesside in England. It is well upstream of the High Force waterfall, and is on the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria, England. High Force is a Waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Tees Valley, England. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
It is more a long cataract than a waterfall, and at 200 yards long, reckoned to be the longest waterfall in England[1].
It is impressive by the scale of the British landsape, and attracts a lot of visitors, despite the 2-3 km walk from the nearest carpark (at Cow Green Reservoir). No fee is payable as of 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Pennine Way takes in Cauldron Snout. The Pennine Way is a National Trail in England. The trail runs 429 kilometres (268 mi from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire
The falls are caused by the upper Tees passing over dolerite steps. Diabase (ˈdaɪəbeɪs or Dolerite is a Mafic, Holocrystalline, Igneous rock equivalent to Volcanic Basalt or plutonic
References
External links
- North Pennines Area of Outstanding Beauty
- Map sources for Cauldron Snout
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