Cam Beck

{{Short description|Stream in Cumbria, England}}

{{distinguish|text=the smaller Cam Beck, a tributary of the Ribble approximately {{convert|60|mi}} to the south}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| image = Ford at Solmain (geograph 3993976).jpg

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| image_caption = Cam Beck at Solmain

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth within Cumbria

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Cam Beck is a stream in Cumbria. It runs for {{convert|17.6|km|disp=flip}} past Kirkambeck and Cambeck Hill and into the River Irthing.{{cite web |title=Cam Beck |url=http://environment.data.gov.uk/catchment-planning/WaterBody/GB102076074060 |website=Catchment Data Explorer |publisher=Environment Agency |accessdate=20 October 2017}}

Toponymy

From the British cambaco meaning "crooked stream".

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Category:Rivers of Cumbria

Category:Geography of Cumbria

Category:Beck watercourses

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