Catrake Force
{{Short description|Waterfall in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Catrake Force
| photo = Catrake Force - geograph.org.uk - 519367.jpg
| photo_caption = Catrake Force
| location = Swaledale, North Yorkshire, England
| coords = {{coord|54|24|4|N|2|10|0|W||display=inline,title}}
| type = Step
| height = 10 m / 30 ft
| height_longest =
| number_drops = 4
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Catrake Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England. It is not visible from the road but is accessible via a campsite in Keld. It comprises a series of four steps, each its own small waterfall, and each with a very different character – the largest single drop being about {{Convert|20|ft|m}}.
It lies just upstream of Keld, downstream from Wain Wath Force. The next waterfall downstream is Kisdon Force. Waterfalls in the north of England are often termed Forces after the Norse word Foss which means waterfall, whilst Catrake derives from the Latin cataracta (waterfall) via Middle English.{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=A. H. |title=The place-names of the North Riding of Yorkshire |date=1969 |publisher=English Press Name Society |location=Nottingham |isbn=0-521-07502-5 |pages=242–243}}
East Gill Force
East Gill Force, a nearby waterfall on the tributary of East Gill just above its confluence with the Swale, is more obvious and accessible (being on both the Pennine Way and Coast to Coast Walk) and is often mistaken for Catrake Force.