What is River Camel?
[[File:MapOfRiverCamelCornwallUK.jpg|thumb|Outline map of the River Camel and its tributaries]] The '''River Camel''' is a river in [[Cornwall]], [[United Kingdom|UK]]. It rises on the edge of Bodmin Moor and together with its tributaries drains a considerable part of North [[Cornwall]]. The river issues into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] having covered a distance of approximately 30 miles. The river is [[tide|tidal]] as far upstream as [[Egloshayle]] and is popular for [[sailing]], [[birdwatching]] and [[fishing]]. ==Geology== The River Camel rises on the edge of [[Bodmin Moor]], an area which forms part of the [[granite]] spine of Cornwall. The river's course is then through upper and middle [[Devonian]] rocks, predominantly slates.<ref>{{cite web | title = Killas | publisher = Cornwall Regionally Important Geological/Geomorphological Sites Group | url = http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/rigs/killas.php | accessdate = 2008-08-12 | archive-date = 2007-08-07 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070807114938/http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/rigs/killas.php | url-status = dead }}</ref> The only active quarry in the River Camel catchment area is [[Delabole]] Quarry.<ref>{{cite web | title = BGS GeoIndex | publisher = British Geological Survey | url = http://www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/index.htm | accessdate = 2008-08-14 | archive-date = 2008-08-04 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080804130148/http://www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/index.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> There are some disused mines for a variety of metals in the area. The catchment area of the River Camel covers a total of 413&nbsp;km² on the western side of Bodmin Moor, and is mainly Devonian slates and [[granite]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Camel at Denby | publisher = Centre for Ecology & Hydrology | url = http://www.nwl.ac.uk/ih/nrfa/webdata/049001/g.html | accessdate = 2008-08-14 | archive-date = 2007-12-24 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071224181638/http://www.nwl.ac.uk/ih/nrfa/webdata/049001/g.html | url-status = d