Cauldron Snout

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Cauldron Snout is a waterfall on the upper reaches of the River Tees immediately below the dam of the Cow Green Reservoir. It is well upstream of the High Force waterfall, and is on the boundary between County Durham and Cumbria, England.

It is more a long cataract than a waterfall, and at 200 yards long, reckoned to be the longest waterfall in England[Tel's Trekking Scenes — Cow Green Reservoir and Cauldron Snout].

It is impressive by the scale of the British landsape, and attracts a lot of visitors, despite the 2-3 km walk from the nearest carpark (at Cow Green Reservoir). No fee is payable as of 2006. The Pennine Way takes in Cauldron Snout.

The falls are caused by the upper Tees passing over dolerite steps.

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[North Pennines Area of Outstanding Beauty]
*[Map sources] for Cauldron Snout

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