See also: Sheepwash, North Yorkshire.
| Cod Beck | |
| Image Alt: | A lake surrounded by trees and fields at sunrise |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name3: | North Yorkshire |
| Subdivision Type4: | District |
| Subdivision Name4: | Hambleton |
| Discharge1 Location: | River Swale |
| Mouth: | River Swale, Yorkshire |
| Mouth Location: | Leckby Grange, North Yorkshire |
| Tributaries Left: | Oakdale Beck, Howl Beck, Broad Beck, Spital Beck, Whitelass Beck, Moor Stell, Paradise Beck, Willow Beck |
| Tributaries Right: | Great Pasture Beck |
Cod Beck is a river in North Yorkshire, England. It has a catchment area of 209km².
The river extends for from above Cod Beck Reservoir at Osmotherley on the edge of the North York Moors through Thirsk and on to join the River Swale at Topcliffe.[1]
Cod Beck has a long history of flooding Thirsk and a feasibility study completed in April 2005 recommended additional flood defences and upstream storage. In 2011, a proposed flood defence scheme in Thirsk was cancelled due to the Environment Agency having its budget cut by 41%.[2]
The name Cod Beck is a derivative of Cold Beck,[3] where beck is smaller than a river; the stream runs deep between banks, so is always fairly cool. Cod fish are not found in fresh water.
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(Joins Swale)