Heavy rain and flooding have caused water to tumble down the most famous cliff in the Yorkshire Dales for "the first time in living memory".
Water flowed over the top of the white limestone rocks of Malham Cove on Sunday, briefly making it England's highest unbroken waterfall.
It may be the first time since the 18th century that the waterfall has flowed.
Footage of the occurrence has been seen online more than 100,000 times.
Storm Desmond: Malham Cove waterfall flows again amid heavy rain
BBC News
7 December 2015
How Malham Cove in North Yorkshire usually looks
Heavy rain and flooding have caused water to tumble down the most famous cliff in the Yorkshire Dales for "the first time in living memory".
Water flowed over the top of the white limestone rocks of Malham Cove on Sunday, briefly making it England's highest unbroken waterfall.
Footage of the occurrence has been seen online more than 100,000 times.
Stuart Gledhill, who filmed the sight, said: "The waterfall drop was surveyed earlier this year by cave divers.
"It was found to be 70.06m (230ft), making it briefly the highest single drop waterfall in England above ground."
Christopher Scaife took a photo of the waterfall from the top of Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire
The famous limetone pavement above Malham Cove
Malham Cove in North Yorkshire
Christopher Scaife was meant to be taking part in a caving club trip, but he headed to Malham for a walk after it was cancelled due to the weather.
He said: "The water usually sinks about a mile away from the top. I've never heard of this happening.
"We went to the local pub afterwards and no-one there had seen anything like it.
"Some people were saying it was the first time since the 18th century. I personally don't know."
Photographer Simon Wells took this image on Sunday from the foot of Malham Cove
Storm Desmond: Malham Cove waterfall flows again amid heavy rain - BBC News
Water flowed over the top of the white limestone rocks of Malham Cove on Sunday, briefly making it England's highest unbroken waterfall.
It may be the first time since the 18th century that the waterfall has flowed.
Footage of the occurrence has been seen online more than 100,000 times.
Storm Desmond: Malham Cove waterfall flows again amid heavy rain
BBC News
7 December 2015
How Malham Cove in North Yorkshire usually looks
Heavy rain and flooding have caused water to tumble down the most famous cliff in the Yorkshire Dales for "the first time in living memory".
Water flowed over the top of the white limestone rocks of Malham Cove on Sunday, briefly making it England's highest unbroken waterfall.
Footage of the occurrence has been seen online more than 100,000 times.
Stuart Gledhill, who filmed the sight, said: "The waterfall drop was surveyed earlier this year by cave divers.
"It was found to be 70.06m (230ft), making it briefly the highest single drop waterfall in England above ground."
Christopher Scaife took a photo of the waterfall from the top of Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire
The famous limetone pavement above Malham Cove
Malham Cove in North Yorkshire
Christopher Scaife was meant to be taking part in a caving club trip, but he headed to Malham for a walk after it was cancelled due to the weather.
He said: "The water usually sinks about a mile away from the top. I've never heard of this happening.
"We went to the local pub afterwards and no-one there had seen anything like it.
"Some people were saying it was the first time since the 18th century. I personally don't know."
Photographer Simon Wells took this image on Sunday from the foot of Malham Cove
Storm Desmond: Malham Cove waterfall flows again amid heavy rain - BBC News
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