Shaw Beck Gill

Site of Special Scientific Interest · 54.4391, -1.9964

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North Yorkshire County YORKSHIRE DALES National Park

Condition (Natural England)

Favourable (1)
UnitFeatureConditionArea (ha)Assessed
NZ002050 — Favourable 29.7 2009-02-27

Description

Description Shaw Beck Gill provides an important upland record of historic floods and valley floor development. The area was affected by severe flooding in August 1986 which produced a diverse range of deposits debris flows, debris torrent lobes and fans and landforms channelavulsion. Three previous major flood events dating back to the 18th century have also been identified from boulder berms and bedrock incision. The clarity and extent of the erosion and depositional features together with close relationship between grade, availability of sediment and localities of erosion, deposition and channel change mean that Shaw Beck Gill is a key site for the study of the geomorphology of upland floods.