The Lakes of The Lake District
Out & About
With over 9000km of watercourses in the national park there is certainly no shortage of fresh water in this part of the world. However, contrary to its name, the Lake District actually has only one area of water called a lake which is Bassenthwaite Lake. However it does have plenty of meres and waters.
The Lakes
The 18 ‘lakes’ of the Lake District are officially recognised to be:
- Bassenthwaite Lake
- Brothers Water
- Buttermere
- Coniston Water
- Crummock Water
- Derwent Water
- Ennerdale Water
- Elter Water
- Esthwaite Water
- Grasmere
- Haweswater
- Loweswater
- Rydal Water
- Thirlmere
- Ullswater
- Wast Water
- Wet Sleddale
- Windermere
In The Depths
The deepest lake in the Lake District, and also in England, is Wastwater, which reaches a depth of 258 feet or 79 metres. The deepest tarn is Blea Water near Haweswater, which reaches 223 feet or 68 metres down, while the largest tarn is Devoke Water, which runs 0.8 miles or 1.2km from its easternmost point to its westernmost.
