The River Laver is a tributary of the
River Skell, itself a tributary of the
River Ure
The River Ure in North Yorkshire, England, is about long from its source to the point where it becomes the River Ouse. It is the principal river of Wensleydale, which is the only major dale now named after a village rather than its river. ...
in
North Yorkshire
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, England. The name is of
Brittonic origin, from ''labaro'', meaning "talkative", i.e. a babbling brook. The
Afon Llafar in
Wales
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shares the same name.
The Laver is noted as a
fly fishing
Fly fishing is an angling technique that uses an ultra-lightweight lure called an artificial fly, which typically mimics small invertebrates such as flying and aquatic insects to attract and catch fish. Because the mass of the fly lure is in ...
river, especially for
brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus ''Salmo'', endemic to most of Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa, and has been widely introduced globally ...
and
grayling.
Course
The river has its origins in a number of small streams which rise on the moors between upper
Nidderdale
Nidderdale, historically also known as Netherdale, is one of the Yorkshire Dales (although outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park) in North Yorkshire, England. It is the upper valley of the River Nidd, which flows east from its source, the ...
and
Kirkby Malzeard. The two largest of these streams, North Gill Beck and South Gill Beck, meet in a narrow wooded valley at
Dallowgill to form the River Laver. The river continues to flow through a narrow wooded valley, before broadening at
Laverton. The riverbanks again become densely wooded near
Winksley, then become more open and shallow as the river approaches Ripon. The river joins the River Skell at the western edge of
Ripon
Ripon () is a cathedral city and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. The city is located at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Ure, the Laver and Skell. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, the ...
.
Hydrology
The flow of the River Laver has been measured at a weir in Ripon, near to its confluence with the Skell since 1977. The thirty seven year record shows that the
catchment of to the
gauging station yields an average flow of .
In June 2007 the highest river level of over the weir was recorded, which was estimated to have a flow of .
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