West Beck

53°57′04″N 0°20′53″W / 53.951°N 0.348°W / 53.951; -0.348

West Beck
A jumped red-brick bridge over a river
Wansford Bridge spanning the West Beck
West Beck is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
West Beck
Point at which West Beck becomes the River Hull shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Location
CountryEngland
Physical characteristics
Length15.3 miles (24.6 km)[1][2]
Basin size90.5 square miles (234.3 km2)[1][2]
Basin features
River systemRiver Hull[3]
Tributaries 
 • leftLittle Driffield Beck
 • rightGipsey Race
Driffield Trout Stream
Main Drain
Skerne Beck

West Beck is the common name given to the upper section of the old River Hull, as it rises in the foothills of the Yorkshire Wolds. After reaching Frodingham Beck at Emmotland, it becomes called the River Hull. It is noteworthy for being the most northerly chalk stream in England. It provides fly fishing for wild brown trout and grayling.

  1. ^ a b "West Beck Upper". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "West Beck Lower to River Hull". Catchment Data Explorer. Environment Agency. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Get to know your rivers; the Hull Catchment" (PDF). environment data.org. Environment Agency. p. 3. Retrieved 8 November 2016.