It has a single round arch, is constructed of squared rubble with stone dressings, and is a Grade II Listed structure.

[2] The river then meanders through Skipton Golf Club, where it is a water hazard for the back nine holes,[3] before it is joined by Haw Beck, which flows from the east alongside the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway for most of its length.

Wooden frames for spinning cotton yarn were powered by water, but the supply was not adequate to support two shifts, and production was scaled down.

[7] As the beck leaves the woods, it is separated from the Thanet Canal (or Springs Branch) by a high, narrow towpath.

Some of the water enters the canal, but the main flow continues towards the town, through a channel which is in parts paved with stones.

The mill was originally the Soke-Mill, first documented in 1310, when it was the only place where tenants of the Manor of Skipton were allowed to grind their corn, and had to pay a "mulcture toll", which entitled the miller to keep a proportion of the product.

[14] The river continues, passing under Coach Street and some buildings, including a former chapel which was adapted to serve as a base for the fire engine,[15] before turning sharply to the south.

To the south of the railway, it runs through a business park, to the east of Sandylands playing fields, and past the Waltonwrays cemetery and crematorium.

[17] A Skipton Flood Alleviation Scheme was developed by the Environment Agency, which would cost an estimated £9.7 million to implement.

[18] The Eller Beck storage reservoir will have an earth dam, 355 yards (325 m) long and a maximum height of 46 feet (14 m).

Discussions had taken place with a number of possibly funding sources, including those particularly affected by flooding, but no additional contributions had been offered.

[24] The shortfall was eventually supplied by the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership, on the basis that the scheme would support economic growth in Skipton.

The member of Parliament for Skipton, Julian Smith, stated that around 500 jobs would be created as a result of the completed scheme.

[25] Work began at the golf course site in June 2015, with the raising of the defence walls through the town expected to take place in the autumn.

Landscaping would be delayed until weather conditions were more favourable, and the scheme was due to be finished by the end of the spring in 2017,[28] however, the project was not completed until the autumn of 2018.

Like most rivers in the UK, the chemical status changed from good to fail in 2019, due to the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and mercury compounds, none of which had previously been included in the assessment.