Waterfalls and Weirs

At the end of a beautiful walk from Whiting Bay. They actually fall about 140 feet (45 metres). The wispy leaf effect being brought about by this very contre-jour type shot directly into the low sun. Best enjoyed at full size.

This is actually a weir of 140m in length, designed by Thomas Telford in 1808 to make a lake to feed the nearby Llangollen Canal. In the background we can see the surrounding beautiful countryside that abounds in this part of Wales.

As another bout of cold weather descends on my home here in NW England, I take the opportunity again to walk my local paths along with my trusty Nikon. This path which seems, for 99% of the year mud bound, is now frozen and has a new layer of white powder snow. The small waterfall, S-curve and lovely green boughs of the pines all go together to make this almost a painting. ps best viewed in full size.

Near the famous waterfalls of the River Tees (High & Low Falls) lies this smaller river ( Bow Lee beck) with a couple of delightful waterfalls. To the right here is a large cave (where 'Gibson' a robber, was reputed to hide away from the law) which in flood conditions cannot be seen at all because the falls covers it up completely. ENJOY

A spectacular view from high on the left bank of this fine river. The normal viewing area is just right of the stones on the right bank

An almost hidden waterfall gem near the tiny village of Keld.

Just outside the Alaska coastal town of Juneau and next to the Mendenhall Glacier. This is in fact the bottom of two falls, each of 99ft (30m) dropping a total height of 115m heigh (377ft). An impressive sight indeed. Judge the height by the size of the people below.

Just a few miles from Ladies View and the Lower Lake in the same Park is this splendid waterfall. At the base of the Torc mountain the Owengarriff River drains from the Devil's Punchbowl corrie lake on Mangerton Mountain. The highest fall, shown here, is a 20m drop, with the whole cascade being 110m. Enjoy full screen.

The village of Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales is the scene for today's fence. The river is called the Clapham Beck and is fed from a splendid reservoir just above the waterfall. It soon seems to disappear however. The church is called St James and is the subject of many pieces of art. Normally this splendid waterfall is but a trickle but boosted here after much rain. Have a great weekend. PiP ps looks grand, full screen :)

Cromford Mill was the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire. These small water wheels are there just as a demonstration I think, as the main giant waterwheel was almost underground to where this river is heading, beneath the mill itself to work the machinery. 'He chose the site at Cromford because it had year-round supply of warm water from the Cromford Sough which drained water from nearby Wirksworth lead mines, together with Bonsall Brook. Here he built a five-storey mill, with the backing of Jedediah Strutt, Samuel Need and John Smalley. Starting from 1772, he ran the mills day and night with two twelve-hour shifts. He started with 200 workers, more than the locality could provide, so he built housing for them nearby, one of the first manufacturers to do so. Most of the employees were women and children, the youngest being only seven years old. Later, the minimum age was raised to ten and the children were given six hours of education a week, so that they could do the record-keeping that their illiterate parents could not. The gate to Cromford Mill was shut at precisely 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. every day, and any worker who failed to get through it not only lost a day's pay but also was fined another day's pay.' Wiki Enjoy large.

The Falls of Feugh is a stunningly beautiful stretch of the River Dee on the outskirts of Banchory, Aberdeenshire. Here you can see the River Dee flow down through the rocks and at key times of the year you can watch the salmon jumping. Taken from the Bridge of Feugh at Banchory, some 20 miles west of Aberdeen. Enjoy large

This wonderful river Dee tributary flows through 'Glen Lui' to the 'Linn of Dee' near Braemar. Here we see on the left side a Salmon Ladder enabling the Salmon to get up to their spawning grounds just some distance further up from here. Enjoy Full Screen

As this impressive river tumbles down to the Dee, we can only imagine this scene when it is full of snow and thick ice as it must be every Winter in this higher Scottish Highland scene. For us, a walk reminiscent of some of the Canadian Rockies valleys. This is actually the top of the falls in my PiP here. Best full screen.

Quite a spectacular waterfall here seen from the lane up to the top Wessenden Reservoir near Marden. The Pennine Way runs just above this. The rocky pool at the bottom is known as a place where one can take a 'skinny dip!' Of course this scene is probably much better than it would normally be, after weeks of torrential rainfall here. The height here, I would estimate 50-100ft (15-30m) pip As usual, best full screen.

Just at the edge of town here, is the old weir of Bridge End Mill, in flood conditions! Normally one can see the top edge of the weir with about 5cm of water going over. Actually, and I wish I had photographed it now, at my back is a very interesting small constuction which I thought nothing of, at the time. It is the 'Settle Hydro' : "Settle Hydro was built in 2009 on the site of Bridge End Mill, one of a number of mills that operated on this stretch of the River Ribble until the mid-twentieth century. The Hydro is powered by water that is drawn from the Ribble immediately above the weir, through a sluice gate, along the mill's original head race, down the Archimedes Screw (the turbine!) and back into the Ribble a short distance from the base of the weir. Electricity is generated by the falling water rotating the Archimedes Screw turbine which, in turn, drives a generator. The electricity is fed by a direct line to the old mill building which now houses a number of apartments. Electricity that is not needed by the apartments is fed into the National Grid." More info: www.settlehydro.org.uk Nice full screen!

A slow view of this very fast falls in flood conditions. Stainforth Force in the Yorkshire Dales is the name given to a series of small cascades on the River Ribble just south of Stainforth Bridge, an old packhorse bridge that dates back to 1675. See Pip for normal view and glimpse of bridge. Tech data: Nikon D7100 at 30 secs. Tokina 11-16 ATX Pro f2.8 @F11. Filter: NiSi x10 ND 100mm (The Big Stopper) mounted in Lee filter holder. All sat on Manfrotto 055 tripod. Enjoy full size

Seen on our Yorkshire Dales short holiday. The first water encountered on this walk. The Pecca Falls is the name given to a set of waterfalls on the River Twiss in Swilla Glen, near Ingleton. There are five waterfalls in total which collectively drop over thirty metres in height. (http://myyorkshiredales.co.uk/water/waterfalls/pecca-falls/) PiP Enjoy

The first set on falls encountered on this wonderful trail. See adjacent photo for more details.