| Scandale Beck | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | England |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cumbria |
| Length: | 6.5km (04miles) |
| Discharge1 Location: | River Rothay |
| Source1: | Bakestones Moss |
| Source1 Location: | west of Kirkstone Pass, Cumbria, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 54.4825°N -2.9533°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 300m (1,000feet) |
| Mouth: | River Rothay |
| Mouth Location: | near Ambleside, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 54.4322°N -2.9714°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 180m (590feet) |
Scandale Beck arises in Lake District National Park on Bakestones Moss, west of Kirkstone Pass, and flows south for much of its length of six and a half kilometers.
It flows under High Sweden Bridge,[1] a 17th-century packhorse bridge, past High Sweden Coppice and Low Sweden Coppice, before turning west for a short distance north of Papermill Coppice, and turning south to join the River Rothay east of Ambleside. The Rothay flows only a short distance south before emptying into Windermere, the largest natural lake in England.[2]
In August 2011, Ellergreen Hydro Ltd proposed a 900 kW high head hydroelectric scheme for Scandale Beck.[3] Despite opposition for some quarters, for example, the Angling Trust,[4] planning permission for the development was granted in April 2012.[5]