# River Eamont

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River in Cumbria, England

"Eamont" redirects here. For the ship, see [Eamont (schooner)](/source/Eamont_(schooner)).

Eamont The River Eamont where it is joined by the River Lowther close to Brougham Castle Location Country United Kingdom Part England Physical characteristics Source • location Ullswater Mouth • location confluence with River Eden Length 8 km (5.0 mi) Basin features Tributaries • left Dacre Beck, Thacka Beck • right River Lowther

The **River Eamont** is a [river](/source/River) in [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), [England](/source/England) and one of the major tributaries of the [River Eden](/source/River_Eden%2C_Cumbria).[1] The name of the river is from [Old English](/source/Old_English) (ēa-gemōt) and is a back formation from [Eamont Bridge](/source/Eamont_Bridge) which means the 'junction of streams'.[2]

For its whole length, the Eamont marks the boundary of the traditional counties of [Cumberland](/source/Cumberland) to the north with [Westmorland](/source/Westmorland) to the south.

The river is formed by the outflow from [Ullswater](/source/Ullswater) in the [Lake District](/source/Lake_District), later augmented by Dacre Beck from the west and the [River Lowther](/source/River_Lowther) which carries the water from [Haweswater](/source/Haweswater_Reservoir) north to the Eamont at [Penrith](/source/Penrith%2C_Cumbria). It reaches the [Eden](/source/River_Eden%2C_Cumbria) 4 miles (7 km) east of Penrith.[3]

The river has flooded on numerous occasions; the most recent was when [Storm Desmond](/source/Storm_Desmond) hit in December 2015. During the flooding, 300-year old [Pooley Bridge](/source/Pooley_Bridge) was washed away and a temporary bridge had to be installed to reconnect the two halves of the village.[4] The same storm damaged the [Grade I](/source/Grade_I) listed [Eamont Bridge](/source/Eamont_Bridge_(structure)), but after masonry work, it re-opened in March 2016.[5] In April 2019 preparatory works began to replace the temporary bridge with a new bridge. The crossing was closed from September 2019 until Easter 2020, while the new bridge was installed.

The river is also a stronghold of the endangered white clawed crayfish (*[Austropotamobius pallipes](/source/Austropotamobius_pallipes)*).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Brougham and Eamont Bridge"](https://edenriverstrust.org.uk/things-to-do/brougham-and-eamont-bridge-trail) (PDF). *edenriverstrust.org.uk*. p. 14. Retrieved 22 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ekwall, Eilert (1960). *The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names* (4 ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 155. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-19-869103-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-869103-3). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Eamont (Lower)"](http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB102076070990). *environment.data.gov.uk*. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Bridge destroyed by floods replaced"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-35856641). *BBC News*. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Flood-hit bridge to reopen after repairs"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-35869203). *BBC News*. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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