# River Lowther > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/River_Lowther > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/River_Lowther.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Lowther > Source revision: 1334947356 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) River in Cumbria, England For other uses, see [Lowther (disambiguation)](/source/Lowther_(disambiguation)). Lowther The River Lowther where it joins the River Eamont close to Brougham Castle Location Country United Kingdom Physical characteristics Source • location the confluence of the Keld Gill and the Keld Dub near the village of Keld Mouth • location confluence with River Eamont The **River Lowther** is a small river which flows through limestone rock in [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), [England](/source/England).[1] It is a tributary of the [River Eamont](/source/River_Eamont) which in turn is a tributary of the [River Eden](/source/River_Eden%2C_Cumbria) which flows into the [Solway Firth](/source/Solway_Firth) near [Carlisle](/source/Carlisle%2C_Cumbria). The Lowther begins with the confluence of the [Keld Gill](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keld_Gill&action=edit&redlink=1) and the [Keld Dub](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keld_Dub&action=edit&redlink=1) near the village of [Keld](/source/Keld%2C_Cumbria).[2] It flows north-west until it passes between Bampton and Bampton Grange, before turning north until it flows into the River Eamont close to Penrith.[2] It is the main spawning area for Eden spring salmon, but is primarily a trout fishery.[1] The river is held back by the Wet Sleddale dam, and so flows at a fairly consistent level (between 0.33 m and 1.8 m for 90% of monitoring time), with the highest level ever recorded at the River Lowther (2.93 m) occurring at Eamont Bridge, Beehive, on Sunday 6 December 2015.[1][3] Its name is recorded about 1175 as *Lauder*.[4] It may come from [Brittonic](/source/Common_Brittonic) *lǭwadr*, "a washing or bathing place",[5] which would give it the same etymology as [Lauder](/source/Lauder), Scotland. Alternatively, it may come from [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) *lauðr* + *á*, meaning "foamy river".[6] ## Settlements - [Keld](/source/Keld%2C_Cumbria) - [Rosgill](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rosgill&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Bampton Grange](/source/Bampton_Grange) - [Bampton](/source/Bampton%2C_Cumbria) - [Askham](/source/Askham%2C_Cumbria) - [Lowther](/source/Lowther%2C_Cumbria) - [Eamont Bridge](/source/Eamont_Bridge) - [Brougham](/source/Brougham%2C_Cumbria) ## Sights and attractions - [Keld Chapel](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keld_Chapel&action=edit&redlink=1) ([National Trust](/source/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty)), Keld - [Shap Abbey](/source/Shap_Abbey), (English Heritage), near Shap - [Askham Hall](/source/Askham_Hall), Askham - [Lowther Castle](/source/Lowther_Castle) - [Castlesteads Ruins](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castlesteads_Ruins&action=edit&redlink=1), Yarnwath Woods - [King Arthur's Round Table Henge](/source/King_Arthur's_Round_Table%2C_Cumbria), Eamont Bridge - [Mayburgh Henge](/source/Mayburgh_Henge), Eamont Bridge - [Brougham Hall](/source/Brougham_Hall) - [Brocavum Roman Camp](/source/Brocavum_Roman_Camp) - [Brougham Castle](/source/Brougham_Castle) ([English Heritage](/source/English_Heritage)) ## Tributaries - [Swindale Beck](/source/Swindale_Beck_(Lowther)) - [Haweswater Beck](/source/Haweswater_Beck) - [Gill Beck](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gill_Beck&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Heltondale Beck](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heltondale_Beck&action=edit&redlink=1) ## Gallery - The bridge over the Lowther at Askham ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Penrith AA – River Lowther"](http://www.penrithanglers.co.uk/River-Lowther.html). *www.penrithanglers.co.uk*. Retrieved 8 August 2017. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) ["River Lowther"](http://www.knowledge.me.uk/areas/lakes/river_lowther.html). *www.knowledge.me.uk*. Retrieved 8 August 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["River Lowther at Eamont Bridge, Beehive, River Lowther: River level and flood alerts"](https://www.riverlevels.uk/river-lowther-yanwath-and-eamont-bridge-eamont-bridge-beehive-river-lowther). *www.riverlevels.uk*. Retrieved 8 August 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Place: Lauder"](https://www.poms.ac.uk/record/place/290/). *People of Medieval Scotland*. Retrieved 30 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-bliton_5-0)** James, Alan. ["A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170813011121/http://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary.pdf) (PDF). *SPNS – The Brittonic Language in the Old North*. Archived from [the original](http://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary.pdf) (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Sheard2011_6-0)** K. M. Sheard (2011). [*Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names for Pagans, Wiccans, Witches, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts who are Curious about Names from Every Place and Every Time*](https://books.google.com/books?id=FVyHTUQnnBgC&pg=PA362). Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 362. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-7387-2368-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7387-2368-6). Wikimedia Commons has media related to [River Lowther](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:River_Lowther). 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