Highforce Waterfall Middleton in Tees October 2007
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Uploaded by qashqaiclub on Nov 23, 2007
High Force is a waterfall on the River Tees, near Middleton-in-Teesdale, Tees Valley, England. Despite popular belief, it is not, at 20 metres (70 feet), the highest waterfall in England: Cautley Spout, in Cumbria's Howgill Fells, is almost 180 metres (600 feet) high; and Hardraw Force, in North Yorkshire, has an unbroken drop of 30 metres(100 feet).
High Force is, however, undeniably stunning with the whole of the River Tees plunging over a precipice in two stages. In former times flooding would create two separate falls but after the completion of Cow Green Reservoir in the upper dale this seldom happens now. Also, in harsh winters the falls would freeze, creating cathedral-like ice formations. Again, this very rarely happens nowadays, perhaps due to an increase in climate change.
The waterfall itself consists of 2 different types of rock. The upper band is made up of Winstone, a hard rock which the waterfall takes a lot of time to erode. The lower section is made up of carboniferous limestone, a softer rock which is easily worn away by the waterfall. The wearing away of rock means that the waterfall is slowly moving upstream, leaving a narrow, deep gorge in front of it.
The waterfall is found in the upper course of the River Tees. The bedload (rocks that the river is carrying) are mainly composed of large boulders, which are rolled along the river bed. Upstream of the waterfall, the river is narrow, but afterwards, it widens and begins to meander.
High Force is formed where the River Tees crosses the Whin Sill - the rock system that they built Hadrian's Wall on.
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I've been to High force and stopped in Middleton for 3 nights with my school.
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Btw gaping gill is the highest single drop waterfall
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lovely!!!
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The discolouration is peat
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unfortunately not!
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Brilliant vid, I went there, but we couldnt go up cuz it was too slippery. you followed the water nicely! thanks.
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lol! i heard its supposed to be rich in iron/ion (duno which)?
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Oh my god! Did he survive?
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nice vid =]
i saw a dead sheep in high force once =[]
ny way...
plzzzplzzzzplzzzzzzz tell me what the song is called!
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t0talwip30ut 2 years ago
Clubbed to death by Rob D
Matrix Sound Track.
qashqaiclub 2 years ago
very nice , the water looks like beer :D is it
Fontozio 4 years ago
Hick! no (honest!)
Reminds me of the the chocolate river in Wonka's factory!
qashqaiclub 4 years ago