| Roe Beck | |
| Name Other: | River Roe |
| Pushpin Map: | Cumbria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth within Cumbria |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cumbria |
| Length: | 20.8km (12.9miles) |
| Source1 Location: | Skelton |
| Mouth Location: | River Caldew |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 54.8168°N -2.9614°W |
| Basin Size: | 69km2 |
| Tributaries Right: | Ive |
Roe Beck also known as the River Roe in its lower reaches, is a beck that flows through Cumbria, England. It is a lower tributary of the River Caldew which it joins near Gaitsgill south of Dalston. The total length of the beck including Peel Gill is and it has a catchment of, which includes the area of its major tributary the River Ive.[1] [2] [3]
Its headwaters rise on high ground near Hardrigg Hall between Lamonby and Skelton, it then flows north-west where it is joined by Peel Gill near Skelton Wood End. Other tributaries such as Whale Gill and Cockley Beck merge as it flows past Sowerby Row and Middlesceugh, where it turns northwards to meet its tributary, the River Ive near Highbridge. Beyond this confluence it is known as the River Roe, here it changes back to a north-westerly direction and is then joined by Bassen Brook before continuing through Stockdalewath, to join the River Caldew near Gaitsgill.[2] [3]
The flow of the beck has been measured at a gauging station in its lower reaches at Stockdalewath since 1999. The catchment area to the gauge is some 91% of the total area of the beck.[4]
The highest river level recorded at the station occurred on 8 January 2005, with a height of and a flow of . The second highest peak reached with a flow of on 18 May 2013.[5]
The catchment upstream of the station has an average annual rainfall of and a maximum altitude of at the south-western edge of the basin.[1]