Home Preamble Index Areas Tops Lakes Dales Map References Me Drakkar
Saunterings is a set of reflections based upon walks around the counties of
Cumbria, Lancashire and
North Yorkshire in North-West England (as defined in the
Preamble).
In Tops I listed the 200 most prominent
hills in North-West England.
Lakes are as satisfactory an objective for a walk as tops, so:
Below is a list of the 200 largest lakes
(meres, waters, reservoirs, ponds, pools and puddles) in North-West England.
I've squashed it to the left so that
it's readable on mobile phones.
The right-hand column indicates visits to the lake,
the number being a link to a Sauntering visit and a + indicating a
pre-Sauntering visit (as far as I recall).
A walk around the lake or to its shore, or as near to it as is possible, counts as a visit.
The area given (in hectares) is in most cases an estimate.
There is some arbitrariness in this.
For example, some bodies of water (especially reservoirs and fisheries) have other
bodies of water adjacent to them, which may or may not be connected.
In general, if the map gives the adjacent bodies different names then I've
considered them separate, otherwise I've lumped the group as one.
Also, a great deluge can make some bodies of water rather larger! Below
170 in the list below I have relegated some reservoirs, fisheries and old quarries
and instead promoted some natural lakes that I'd much rather visit.
Area Grid ref
22 +24 -54 /100 44 +57 -99 /200- Windermere 1436 SD3997 69
- Ullswater 868 NY4220 188
- Derwent Water 529 NY2621 18
- Bassenthwaite Lake 524 NY2129 155
- Coniston Water 471 SD3094 +
- Haweswater 379 NY4713 12
- Thirlmere 313 NY3116 3
- Ennerdale Water 301 NY1015 141
- Wast Water 278 NY1606 +
- Crummock Water 250 NY1518 +
- Grimwith Reservoir 147 SE0564
- Stocks Reservoir 130 SD7356 5
- Esthwaite Water 113 SD3696 +
- Hodbarrow lagoon 100 SD1778 107
- Buttermere 91 NY1816 +
- Lower Rivington Res. 84 SD6213
- Anglezarke Reservoir 72 SD6116
- Killington Reservoir 64 SD5991 +
- Grasmere 61 NY3306 146
- Loweswater 60 NY1221
- Malham Tarn 60 SD8966 +
- Wayoh Reservoir 44 SD7316
- Belmont Reservoir 40 SD6716
- Brockholes lakes 40 SD5830 171
- Leighton Moss lakes 40 SD4875 198
- Turton & Entwistle Res. 38 SD7117
- Widdop Reservoir 36 SD9232
- Devoke Water 34 SD1596
- Delph Reservoir 31 SD7015
- Wet Sleddale Reservoir 31 NY5411 +
- Lake Burwain 30 SD8841
- Rydal Water 30 NY3506 146
- Semer Water 29 SD9187 +
- Clowbridge Reservoir 28 SD8328
- Alston Reservoirs 25 SD6036
- Fleetwood lakes 25 SD3346 21
- Pine Lake 25 SD5172 +
- Wyre Lake 25 SD5151 +
- Burnmoor Tarn 24 NY1804 +
- Seathwaite Tarn 24 SD2598 +
- Yarrow Reservoir 23 SD6215
- Jumbles Reservoir 22 SD7314
- Ogden Reservoir 22 SD7622 48
- Upper Barden Reservoir 22 SE0157
- Upper Rivington Res. 22 SD6214
- Chelker Reservoir 21 SE0551
- Over Water 21 NY2635
- Hardendale Quarry 20 NY5914
- Spade Mill Reservoir 20 SD6137
- Brothers Water 19 NY4012 +
- Gorple Upper Reservoir 19 SD9231
- Kentmere Reservoir 19 NY4408 +
- Barnacre Reservoirs 18 SD5247 +
- Fishmoor Reservoir 18 SD6926
- Gorple Lower Reservoir 18 SD9431
- Lily Mere 18 SD6091 +
- Lower Barden Reservoir 18 SE0356
- Marton Mere 18 SD3435
- South Walney lakes 18 SD2262
- Tarn Hows 18 SD3399 +
- Blea Water 17 NY4410 12
- Dean Clough Reservoir 17 SD7133
- Cogra Moss 16 NY0919
- Elter Water 16 NY3304 +
- Hayeswater 16 NY4312
- Roddlesworth Reservoirs 16 SD6522
- Whitemoor Reservoir 16 SD8743
- Winterburn Reservoir 16 SD9450 46
- Foulridge Upper Res. 15 SD8941
- Levers Water 15 SD2799 +
- Cant Clough Reservoir 14 SD8930
- Rishton Reservoir 14 SD7129
- Scorton Lake 14 SD4949 +
- Walshaw Dean Mid. Res. 14 SD9633
- Grizedale Lea Reservoir 13 SD5348 +
- Hurstwood Reservoir 13 SD8831
- Parsonage Reservoir 13 SD7032
- Clough Bottom Reservoir 12 SD8426
- Grisedale Tarn 12 NY3412 65
- Harlock Reservoir 12 SD2479
- Lower Laithe Reservoir 12 SE0136
- Easedale Tarn 11 NY3008 9
- Mitchell's House Res. 11 SD7827
- Siddick Pond 11 NY0030
- Watersheddles Reservoir 11 SD9638
- Blelham Tarn 10 NY3600
- Causeway House Fm Res. 10 SD6019
- Langthwaite Reservoir 10 SD4959
- Loughrigg Tarn 10 NY3404 146
- Ponden Reservoir 10 SD9937
- Roanhead Quarry 10 SD2175
- Walshaw Dean Upper Res. 10 SD9634
- Calf Hey Reservoir 9 SD7522 48
- Holden Wood Reservoir 9 SD7722 48
- Pennington Reservoir 9 SD2578
- Red Tarn 9 NY3415 +
- Springs Reservoir 9 SD6914
- Walshaw Dean Lower Res. 9 SD9633
- Blea Tarn, N Ullscarf 8 NY2914
- Blea Tarn Reservoir 8 SD4958 +
- Clearwater Fisheries 8 SD5272 +
- Embsay Reservoir 8 SD9954 +
- Fisher Tarn Reservoir 8 SD5592 +
- Grimsargh Reservoirs 8 SD5934
- Keekle Lakes 8 NY0321
- Little Langdale Tarn 8 NY3003 +
- Myerscough quarries 8 SD5038
- Ormsgill Reservoir 8 SD1970
- Rake Brook Reservoir 8 SD6422
- Stickle Tarn 8 NY2807 +
- Whins Pond 8 NY5530
- Coniston Lake 7 SD8955 +
- Fairhaven Lake 7 SD3427
- Poaka Beck Reservoir 7 SD2478
- Preesall lakes 7 SD3646 157
- Simpson Ground Res. 7 SD3986
- Swinden Reservoirs 7 SD8833
- Tarn Mire 7 NY7503 +
- Wyndhammere 7 SD5985 106
- Angle Tarn, Patterdale 6 NY4114 +
- Birkdale Tarn 6 NY8501 +
- Cleveleymere 6 SD5050 170
- Dingle Reservoir 6 SD6914
- Hawes Water 6 SD4776 198
- High Dam 6 SD3688 69
- High Newton Reservoirs 6 SD4084 107
- Kentmere Tarn 6 NY4502 23
- Lower Black Moss Res. 6 SD8241 20
- Lower Ogden Reservoir 6 SD8140 20
- Nether Kellet quarry 6 SD5167 111
- Shapbeck Quarry 6 NY5418
- Slipper Hill Reservoir 6 SD8742
- Sprinkling Tarn 6 NY2209 +
- Stanley Park lakes 6 SD3532 +
- Urswick Tarn 6 SD2774
- Wyresdale Lake 6 SD5149 170
- Back Reddings fishery 5 SD3683
- Barns Fold Reservoirs 5 SD5741
- Beacon Tarn 5 SD2790 +
- Bigland Tarn 5 SD3582 +
- Blencarn Lake 5 NY6431
- Churn Clough Reservoir 5 SD7838
- Earnsdale Reservoir 5 SD6722
- Greendale Tarn 5 NY1407
- Jamestone Quarry Res. 5 SD7523 48
- Keighley Moor Reservoir 5 SD9839
- Lower Coldwell Res. 5 SD9036
- Mere Tarn 5 SD2671
- Salterhall Quarry 5 NY0517
- Silsden Reservoir 5 SE0447
- Styhead Tarn 5 NY2209 +
- Sunbiggin Tarn 5 NY6707 203
- Sunnyhurst Hey Res. 5 SD6721
- Upper Black Moss Res. 5 SD8241 20
- Abbeystead Reservoir 4 SD5554 53
- Angle Tarn, Langdale 4 NY2407 +
- Barrowford Reservoir 4 SD8639
- Blea Tarn, Langdale 4 NY2904 +
- Boretree Tarn 4 SD3587 69
- Clapham Lake 4 SD7469 24
- Crowshaw Lodge Res. 4 SD6739
- Damas Gill Reservoir 4 SD5257 +
- East Tarns 4 SD7492 +
- Eel Tarn 4 NY1801 +
- Elslack Reservoir 4 SD9348
- Fairbank Reservoir 4 SD4497
- Ghyll Head Reservoir 4 SD3942
- Gorpley Reservoir 4 SD9023
- Great Rundale Tarn 4 NY7228
- Grizedale Reservoir 4 SD5248 170
- Linskeldfield Tarn 4 NY1734
- Meadley Reservoir 4 NY0514
- Mockerkin Tarn 4 NY0823
- Raygill Quarry 4 SD9445 73
- Scoat Tarn 4 NY1510
- Skeggles Water 4 NY4703 +
- Small Water 4 NY4510 +
- Standing Tarn 4 SD2474
- Summer Lodge Tarn 4 SD9595
- Terrybank Tarn 4 SD5982 +
- Watendlath Tarn 4 NY2716 +
- Whinfell Tarn 4 SD5698 +
- Wise Een Tarn 4 SD3797 +
- Blea Tarn, Eskdale 3 NY1601 +
- Bowscale Tarn 3 NY3331
- Codale Tarn 3 NY2908 9
- Fountains Fell Tarn 3 SD8671 177
- Gillcambon Tarn 3 NY4032
- Goat's Water 3 SD2697 +
- Green Hows Upper Tarn 3 SD3689
- Greensett Tarn 3 SD7482 +
- Gurnal Dubs 3 SD5099 +
- Kitmere 3 SD6085 +
- Little Rundale Tarn 3 NY7327
- Moss Eccles Tarn 3 SD3796 +
- Muncaster Tarn 3 SD1097
- Stony Tarn 3 NY1902 +
- Tarnhouse Tarn 3 SD5783 106
- Whernside Tarns 3 SD7483 +
- Widdale Great Tarn 3 SD7987
Home Preamble Index Areas Tops Lakes Dales Map References Me Drakkar
Š John Self, Drakkar Press, 2018-
Top photo: Rainbow over Kisdon in Swaledale; Bottom photo: Ullswater