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The Lakes and Tarns of The Lake District
This list contains the lakes,
tarns and reservoirs in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.
Note that only one body of water, Bassenthwaite Lake, is officially named a
lake. The name mere or water is usually given to a larger body of water in
the Lake District, while tarn normally refers to a smaller one.
| Name |
Length m2 |
Width m2 |
Area km |
Volume m³ x 106 |
Mean Depth |
Max Depth |
Retention Time Days |
| Bassenthwaite |
6.2 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
27.9 |
5.3 |
19.0 |
30 |
| Blelham Tarn |
0.67 |
0.29 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
14.5 |
50 |
| Brotherswater |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
|
|
15.0 |
|
| Buttermere |
2.0 |
0.54 |
0.9 |
15.2 |
16.6 |
28.6 |
140 |
| Coniston |
8.7 |
0.73 |
4.9 |
113.3 |
24.1 |
56.1 |
340 |
| Crummock Water |
4.0 |
0.85 |
2.5 |
66.4 |
26.7 |
43.9 |
200 |
| Derwent Water |
4.6 |
1.91 |
5.4 |
29.0 |
5.5 |
22.0 |
55 |
| Elterwater |
1.8 |
0.4 |
0.02 |
|
|
7.0 |
|
| Ennerdale |
3.8 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
53.2 |
17.8 |
42.0 |
200 |
| Esthwaite |
2.5 |
0.62 |
1.0 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
15.5 |
100 |
| Grasmere |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
7.7 |
21.5 |
25 |
| Haweswater |
6.9 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
76.6 |
23.4 |
57.0 |
500 |
| Loughrigg Tarn |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.01 |
|
|
7.0 |
|
| Loweswater |
1.8 |
0.55 |
0.6 |
5.4 |
8.4 |
16.0 |
150 |
| Rydal Water |
1.2 |
0.36 |
0.3 |
|
7.0 |
18.0 |
|
| Thirlmere |
6.0 |
0.78 |
3.3 |
52.5 |
16.1 |
46.0 |
280 |
| Ullswater |
11.8 |
1.02 |
8.9 |
223.0 |
25.3 |
63.0 |
350 |
| Wastwater |
4.8 |
0.82 |
2.9 |
115.6 |
40.2 |
76.0 |
350 |
| Windermere |
16.8 |
1.6 |
14.8 |
314.5 |
21.1 |
64.0 |
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| Windermere Nth |
7.0 |
1.6 |
8.1 |
201.8 |
25.1 |
64.0 |
180 |
| Windermere Sth |
9.8 |
1.0 |
6.7 |
112.7 |
16.8 |
42.0 |
100 |
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