Mylor Creek
{{Short description|Tidal ria in south Cornwall, England}}
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Mylor Creek ({{langx|kw|Pol Scathow}}, meaning creek of boats) is a tidal ria in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a tributary of Carrick Roads, the estuary of the River Fal and is situated approximately six miles (10 km) south of Truro and two miles (3 km) north of Falmouth
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Geography
The creek is in Mylor civil parish{{cite web |url=http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/ |title=Cornwall Council interactive mapping |accessdate=2012-02-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505124940/http://mapping.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/ |archivedate=2010-05-05 }} Cornwall Council online mapping. Retrieved May 2010 and forms an inland tidal lake. It is approximately {{convert|800|ft|m}} at its widest point and just over a mile (1.8 km) long from its tidal limit at Mylor Bridge to its mouth at Mylor Churchtown where it discharges into Carrick Roads.
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- Normal Tidal Limit (NTL) at Mylor Bridge coordinates {{coord|50.18396|-5.07727|display=inline}} {{gbmapping|SW 803 361}}
- Mouth (Mylor Harbour) coordinates {{coord|50.17882|-5.05369|display=inline}} {{gbmapping|SW 821 354}}
History
At the entrance to the creek was the most westerly naval dockyard and victualling station in Britain, which, at high tide, covered {{convert|66|acre|ha}} of water.{{cite news|title=Mylor Regatta|work=The Cornishman|issue=115|date=23 September 1880|page=3}} During the second half of the 19th-century it was the base for HMS Ganges, a training ship for boys, and also the Falmouth Packets. During World War II the harbour was a base for operations conducted by the French Resistance. It is now home to the last remaining fleet of oyster fishermen.{{cite web|title=Mylor|url=https://www.cornwalls.co.uk/mylor|website=Cornwall Guide|accessdate=29 April 2017}}
Recreation
Carrick Roads and Cornwall's English Channel coast are popular for yachting and dinghy racing. Restronguet Sailing Club (which takes its name from Restronguet Creek a mile to the north) has its base at Mylor Harbour,{{cite web |url=http://www.mysailingclub.org/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-01-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122112005/http://mysailingclub.org/ |archivedate=2012-11-22 }} Restronguet Sailing Club website; retrieved May 2010 a large yacht marina immediately north of Mylor Churchtown.{{cite web |url=http://www.mylor.com/the-harbour/marina-moorings.php |title=Mylor Yacht Harbour – Marina moorings and lay-up |accessdate=2010-05-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328130631/http://www.mylor.com/the-harbour/marina-moorings.php |archivedate=2010-03-28 }} Mylor Harbour website. Retrieved May 2010
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