The River Crake is a short river in the historic county of Lancashire (administrative county of Cumbria) in north-west England. The name probably derives from the Celtic language and means rocky stream. The river drains Coniston Water from its southernmost point and flows for about 6 miles (9.5 km) in a southerly direction before joining the upper estuary of the River Leven at Greenodd. The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... Lancashire (archaically, the County of Lancaster) is a county palatine of England, lying on the Irish Sea. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... Cumbria is a administrative county located in the northwest area of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Proto-Indo-European Indo-European studies Celtic languages are a branch of the Indo-European languages. ... Coniston Water (sometimes simply called Coniston locally) in Cumbria, England is the third largest lake in the English Lake District. ... Greenodd is a village in the Furness area of the historic county of Lancashire. ...

The villages of Water Yeat, Blawith, Lowick Bridge, Spark Bridge and Penny Bridge are located close to the river in the Crake Valley. As well as receiving the outflow from Coniston the river also drains Beacon Tarn in the Blawith Fells above the southern end of Coniston.

In the 1800s numerous industries including a cotton mill and iron foundry flourished along the river, making use of the fast flowing water to drive machinery. A bobbin mill at Spark Bridge, which manufactured wooden bobbins for the Lancashire cotton industry used water-powered lathes to turn the wood. The factory survived into the 1970s using Gilkes water turbines to generate electricity and turn the lathes. The factory was eventually forced to close by the punitive water usage charges levied by the North West Water Authority. Today there are no obvious signs of any of the riverside industries. Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... The cotton mill is a type of factory that was created to house spinning and weaving machinery. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... A Francis turbine and generator cut-away view A water turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water. ...

The Crake is a noted salmon river. The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ...