 The river then skirts around Quernmore in a southwesterly direction through a disproportionately wide valley, created by glacial action.The river runs through Ellel and Galgate before turning to the north-west, flowing into the Lune estuary between Conder Green and Glasson Dock.The name of the river was recorded in the 13th century as "Kondover" and "Kondoure", being derived from Brythonic and meaning "crooked waters".