This list contains the lakes, tarns and reservoirs in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.
Only one body of water, Bassenthwaite Lake, is traditionally named a lake. [1] Larger bodies of water in the Lake District are generally named as mere or water, whilst smaller ones are denoted by tarn. Some writers, particularly in the media, refer to Lake Windermere though this use is deprecated.
This table gives details of those bodies of water with a surface area of at least 0.1 km².
| Name | Length (km) [2] | Max. width (km) [2] | Area (km²) [2] | Volume (m³ x 106) [3] | Mean depth (m) [2] | Max. depth (m) [2] | Surface elev. (m) | Retention time (days) [2] [4] | Trophic state index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassenthwaite Lake | 6.2 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 27.7 | 5.3 | 19.0 | 68.0 | 30 | eutrophic |
| Blea Water [5] | 0.55 | 0.17 | 0.51 | 3.1 | 488 | ||||
| Blelham Tarn [6] | 0.67 | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 14.5 | 42.0 | 50 | eutrophic |
| Brotherswater | 0.6 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 157.0 | 21 | oligotrophic |
| Burnmoor Tarn [7] | 0.83 | 0.24 | 1.23 | 5.1 | 13.0 | 253 | |||
| Buttermere | 2.0 | 0.54 | 0.9 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 28.6 | 100.3 | 140 | oligotrophic/mesotrophic |
| Cogra Moss [8] | 0.68 | 0.16 | 0.84 | 5.4 | 225 | ||||
| Coniston Water | 8.7 | 0.73 | 4.9 | 113.4 | 24.1 | 56.1 | 43.6 | 340 | mesotrophic/oligotrophic |
| Crummock Water | 4.0 | 0.85 | 2.5 | 66.7 | 26.7 | 43.9 | 97.8 | 200 | oligotrophic/mesotrophic |
| Derwent Water | 4.6 | 1.91 | 5.4 | 29.1 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 75.0 | 55 | mesotrophic |
| Devoke Water [9] | 1.17 | 0.34 | 1.89 | 5.5 | 236 | ||||
| Easedale Tarn [10] | 0.5 | 0.10 | 0.53 | 5.1 | 282 | ||||
| Elter Water | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.16 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 53.0 | 20 | outer basin: mesotrophic middle basin: eutrophic inner basin: hypereutrophic |
| Ennerdale Water | 3.8 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 53.5 | 17.8 | 42.0 | 112.2 | 200 | oligotrophic/mesotrophic |
| Esthwaite Water | 2.5 | 0.62 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 15.5 | 65.2 | 100 | eutrophic/hypereutrophic |
| Grasmere | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 21.5 | 63.4 | 25 | eutrophic |
| Grisedale Tarn [11] | 0.55 | 0.11 | 1.28 | 11.6 | 33.0 | 538 | |||
| Haweswater | 6.9 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 88.8 | 23.4 | 57.0 | 246.0 | 500 | mesotrophic |
| Hayeswater [12] | 0.9 | 0.16 | 0.30 | 1.9 | 426 | ||||
| Kentmere Reservoir [13] | 0.7 | 0.16 | 0.78 | 5.0 | 297 | ||||
| Levers Water [14] | 0.5 | 0.14 | 1.07 | 7.9 | 413 | ||||
| Loweswater | 1.8 | 0.55 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 16.0 | 125.0 | 150 | mesotrophic |
| Over Water [15] | 0.73 | 0.20 | 0.45 | 2.3 | 10.0 | 188 | |||
| Rydal Water | 1.2 | 0.36 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 18.0 | 53.0 | 9 [16] | eutrophic/mesotrophic |
| Seathwaite Tarn [17] | 1.15 | 0.24 | 1.33 | 5.5 | 374 | ||||
| Tarn Hows [18] | 0.85 | 0.14 | 0.75 | 5.4 | 188 | ||||
| Thirlmere | 6.0 | 0.78 | 3.3 | 50.4 | 16.1 | 46.0 | 178.0 | 280 | oligotrophic |
| Ullswater | 11.8 | 1.02 | 8.9 | 219.7 | 25.3 | 63.0 | 145.0 | 350 | oligotrophic/mesotrophic |
| Wastwater | 4.8 | 0.82 | 2.9 | 110.4 | 40.2 | 76.0 | 61.0 | 350 | oligotrophic |
| Wet Sleddale Reservoir [19] | 1.0 | 0.31 | 2.33 | 7.6 | 277 | ||||
| Windermere [20] | 16.8 | 1.6 | 14.8 | 314.3 | 21.25 | 64.0 | 39.0 | slightly eutrophic | |
| Windermere (north) | 7.0 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 202.1 | 25.1 | 64.0 | 39.0 | 180 | slightly eutrophic |
| Windermere (south) | 9.8 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 112.2 | 16.8 | 42.0 | 39.0 | 100 | slightly eutrophic |
The map shows the locations of the lakes with a volume over 4 x 106 m³ and gives an indication of the volume of water in each lake. The markers suggest this by showing the size of a drop of water where the volume of the drop would be in proportion to the quantity of water in the lake (the diameter of the drop is proportional to the cube root of the lake's volume). [3]
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous for its lakes, forests, and mountains, and its associations with William Wordsworth and other Lake Poets and also with Beatrix Potter and John Ruskin. The Lake District National Park was established in 1951 and covers an area of 2,362 square kilometres (912 sq mi). It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017.
The Cumbria Way is a linear 112-kilometre (70-mile) long-distance footpath in Cumbria, England. The majority of the route is inside the boundaries of the Lake District National Park. Linking the two historic Cumbrian towns of Ulverston and Carlisle, it passes through the towns of Coniston and Keswick. The route cuts through Lakeland country via Coniston Water, Langdale, Borrowdale, Derwent Water, Skiddaw Forest and Caldbeck. It is a primarily low-level route with some high-level exposed sections.
Great End is the most northerly mountain in the Scafell chain, in the English Lake District. From the south it is simply a lump continuing this chain. From the north, however, it appears as an immense mountain, with an imposing north face rising above Sprinkling Tarn (lake). This is a popular location for wild camping, and the north face attracts many climbers.
Cold Pike is a fell in the English Lake District. It is a satellite of Crinkle Crags and stands above the Upper Duddon Valley.
High Raise is a fell in the Central Fells of the English Lake District, not to be confused with another High Raise situated in the Far Eastern Fells. High Raise is one of the most spectacular mountains in the district; with a height of 762 metres (2,500 ft) it is the highest point in the central fells of Lakeland.
Pike of Blisco, or Pike o' Blisco, is a mountain in the Lake District in Cumbria, England. Located between the valleys of Great Langdale and Little Langdale, its relative isolation from neighbouring fells together with slopes falling away immediately from the summit in all directions mean it has excellent views: the view of the Langdale Pikes across Great Langdale is particularly arresting.
Loughrigg Fell is a hill in the central part of the English Lake District. It stands on the end of the long ridge coming down from High Raise over Silver How towards Ambleside, and is separated from its neighbours by the depression of Red Bank.
Sergeant Man is a fell in the English Lake District. It is properly a secondary summit of High Raise, but is given a separate chapter by Alfred Wainwright in his third Pictorial Guide nonetheless, as it "is so prominent an object and offers so compelling a challenge". Its rocky cone is indeed in great contrast to the grassy dome of High Raise.
Dow Crag is a fell in the English Lake District near Coniston, Cumbria. The eastern face is one of the many rock faces in the Lake District used for rock climbing.
Red Pike is a fell in the High Stile range in the western English Lake District, which separates Ennerdale from the valley of Buttermere and Crummock Water. It is 2,476 ft (755 m) high. The direct ascent of Red Pike from Buttermere is very popular and the ridge walk from Red Pike to Haystacks is regarded as one of the finest in the area, with excellent views of the Scafells, Great Gable and Pillar.
Blea Rigg is a fell in the English Lake District, lying between the valleys of Easedale and Great Langdale. One of the Central Fells, it is a broad plateau with a succession of rocky tops. Many routes of ascent are possible, beginning either from Grasmere or Great Langdale, though the paths are often poorly marked and hard to follow.
Silver How is a fell in the English Lake District, standing over the village of Grasmere. How, derived from the Old Norse word haugr, is a common local term for a hill or mound.
Black Fell is a fell in the English Lake District. It rises to the north of Tarn Hows, between Coniston and Hawkshead.
The Central Fells are a group of hills in the English Lake District. Reaching their highest point at High Raise, they occupy a broad area to the east of Borrowdale. The Central Fells are generally lower than the surrounding hills, the Lake District's dome-like structure having a slight dip in the middle. The range extends from the boggy ridge between Derwentwater and Thirlmere in the north, to the rock peaks of the Langdale Pikes in the south.
The Southern Fells are a group of hills in the English Lake District. Including Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England, they occupy a broad area to the south of Great Langdale, Borrowdale and Wasdale. High and rocky towards the centre of the Lake District, the Southern Fells progressively take on a moorland character toward the south-west. In the south-east are the well-known Furness Fells, their heavily quarried flanks rising above Coniston Water.
The Fred Whitton Challenge is a charity cyclosportive event held annually in the English Lake District, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, Cumbria's air ambulances, the mountain rescue service and various youth cycling projects. It is held in memory of Fred Whitton, racing secretary of the Lakes Road Club, who died of cancer at the age of 50 in 1998. The event started in 1999 and has been held every year since, except for 2001 and 2020 when it was cancelled due to the foot-and-mouth epidemic and the international COVID-19 pandemic respectively.
Little Langdale is a valley in the Lake District, England, containing Little Langdale Tarn and a hamlet also called Little Langdale. A second tarn, Blea Tarn, is in a hanging valley between Little Langdale and the larger Great Langdale to the north. Little Langdale is flanked on the south and southwest by Wetherlam and Swirl How, and to the north and northwest by Lingmoor Fell and Pike of Blisco. The valley descends to join with Great Langdale above Elter Water.
Blea Tarn may refer to:
