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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 Hills I listed the 200 most prominent
hills in North-West England.
Lakes are as satisfactory an objective for a walk as hills, so:
Below is a list of the 200 largest lakes
(meres, waters, reservoirs, ponds, pools and puddles) in North-West England.
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! I have relegated
some small reservoirs, fisheries and old quarries
and instead promoted some small natural lakes that I'd much rather visit.
I've squashed the list to the left so that
it's readable on mobile phones.
The right-hand column indicates a visit to the lake (to its shore or around it),
the number being a link to a Sauntering visit and a + indicating a
pre-Sauntering visit (as far as I recall).
Area Grid ref
46 +56 -98- Abbeystead Reservoir 4 SD5554 53
- Alston Reservoirs 25 SD6036
- Angle Tarn, Langdale 4 NY2407 +
- Angle Tarn, Patterdale 6 NY4114 +
- Anglezarke Reservoir 72 SD6116
- Back Reddings fishery 5 SD3683 211
- Barnacre Reservoirs 18 SD5247 +
- Barns Fold Reservoirs 5 SD5741
- Barrowford Reservoir 4 SD8639
- Bassenthwaite Lake 524 NY2129 155
- Beacon Tarn 5 SD2790 +
- Belmont Reservoir 40 SD6716
- Bigland Tarn 5 SD3582 211
- Birkdale Tarn 6 NY8501 +
- Blea Tarn Reservoir 8 SD4958 +
- Blea Tarn, Eskdale 3 NY1601 +
- Blea Tarn, Langdale 4 NY2904 +
- Blea Tarn, N Ullscarf 8 NY2914
- Blea Water 17 NY4410 12
- Blelham Tarn 10 NY3600
- Blencarn Lake 5 NY6431
- Boretree Tarn 4 SD3587 69
- Bowscale Tarn 3 NY3331
- Brockholes lakes 40 SD5830 171
- Brothers Water 19 NY4012 +
- Burnmoor Tarn 24 NY1804 +
- Buttermere 91 NY1816 +
- Calf Hey Reservoir 9 SD7522 48
- Cant Clough Reservoir 14 SD8930
- Causeway House Fm Res. 10 SD6019
- Chelker Reservoir 21 SE0551
- Churn Clough Reservoir 5 SD7838
- Clapham Lake 4 SD7469 24
- Clearwater Fisheries 8 SD5272 +
- Cleveleymere 6 SD5050 170
- Clough Bottom Reservoir 12 SD8426
- Clowbridge Reservoir 28 SD8328
- Codale Tarn 3 NY2908 9
- Cogra Moss 16 NY0919
- Coniston Lake 7 SD8955 +
- Coniston Water 471 SD3094 +
- Crowshaw Lodge Res. 4 SD6739
- Crummock Water 250 NY1518 +
- Damas Gill Reservoir 4 SD5257 +
- Dean Clough Reservoir 17 SD7133
- Delph Reservoir 31 SD7015
- Derwent Water 529 NY2621 18
- Devoke Water 34 SD1596
- Dingle Reservoir 6 SD6914
- Earnsdale Reservoir 5 SD6722
- Easedale Tarn 11 NY3008 9
- East Tarns 4 SD7492 +
- Eel Tarn 4 NY1801 +
- Elslack Reservoir 4 SD9348
- Elter Water 16 NY3304 +
- Embsay Reservoir 8 SD9954 +
- Ennerdale Water 301 NY1015 141
- Esthwaite Water 113 SD3696 +
- Fairbank Reservoir 4 SD4497
- Fairhaven Lake 7 SD3427
- Fisher Tarn Reservoir 8 SD5592 +
- Fishmoor Reservoir 18 SD6926
- Fleetwood lakes 25 SD3346 21
- Foulridge Upper Res. 15 SD8941
- Fountains Fell Tarn 3 SD8671 177
- Ghyll Head Reservoir 4 SD3942
- Gillcambon Tarn 3 NY4032
- Goat's Water 3 SD2697 +
- Gorple Lower Reservoir 18 SD9431
- Gorple Upper Reservoir 19 SD9231
- Gorpley Reservoir 4 SD9023
- Grasmere 61 NY3306 146
- Great Rundale Tarn 4 NY7228
- Green Hows Upper Tarn 3 SD3689
- Greendale Tarn 5 NY1407
- Greensett Tarn 3 SD7482 +
- Grimsargh Reservoirs 8 SD5934
- Grimwith Reservoir 147 SE0564
- Grisedale Tarn 12 NY3412 65
- Grizedale Lea Reservoir 13 SD5348 +
- Grizedale Reservoir 4 SD5248 170
- Gurnal Dubs 3 SD5099 +
- Hardendale Quarry 20 NY5914
- Harlock Reservoir 12 SD2479
- Hawes Water 6 SD4776 198
- Haweswater 379 NY4713 12
- Hayeswater 16 NY4312
- High Dam 6 SD3688 69
- High Newton Reservoirs 6 SD4084 107
- Hodbarrow lagoon 100 SD1778 107
- Holden Wood Reservoir 9 SD7722 48
- Hurstwood Reservoir 13 SD8831
- Jamestone Quarry Res. 5 SD7523 48
- Jumbles Reservoir 22 SD7314
- Keekle Lakes 8 NY0321
- Keighley Moor Reservoir 5 SD9839
- Kentmere Reservoir 19 NY4408 +
- Kentmere Tarn 6 NY4502 23
- Killington Reservoir 64 SD5991 +
- Kitmere 3 SD6085 +
- Lake Burwain 30 SD8841
- Langthwaite Reservoir 10 SD4959
- Leighton Moss lakes 40 SD4875 198
- Levers Water 15 SD2799 +
- Lily Mere 18 SD6091 +
- Linskeldfield Tarn 4 NY1734
- Little Langdale Tarn 8 NY3003 +
- Little Rundale Tarn 3 NY7327
- Loughrigg Tarn 10 NY3404 146
- Lower Barden Reservoir 18 SE0356
- Lower Black Moss Res. 6 SD8241 20
- Lower Coldwell Res. 5 SD9036
- Lower Laithe Reservoir 12 SE0136
- Lower Ogden Reservoir 6 SD8140 20
- Lower Rivington Res. 84 SD6213
- Loweswater 60 NY1221
- Malham Tarn 60 SD8966 +
- Marton Mere 18 SD3435
- Meadley Reservoir 4 NY0514
- Mere Tarn 5 SD2671
- Mitchell's House Res. 11 SD7827
- Mockerkin Tarn 4 NY0823
- Moss Eccles Tarn 3 SD3796 +
- Muncaster Tarn 3 SD1097
- Myerscough quarries 8 SD5038
- Nether Kellet quarry 6 SD5167 111
- Ogden Reservoir 22 SD7622 48
- Ormsgill Reservoir 8 SD1970
- Over Water 21 NY2635
- Parsonage Reservoir 13 SD7032
- Pennington Reservoir 9 SD2578
- Pine Lake 25 SD5172 +
- Poaka Beck Reservoir 7 SD2478
- Ponden Reservoir 10 SD9937
- Preesall lakes 7 SD3646 157
- Rake Brook Reservoir 8 SD6422
- Raygill Quarry 4 SD9445 73
- Red Tarn 9 NY3415 +
- Rishton Reservoir 14 SD7129
- Roanhead Quarry 10 SD2175
- Roddlesworth Reservoirs 16 SD6522
- Rydal Water 30 NY3506 146
- Salterhall Quarry 5 NY0517
- Scoat Tarn 4 NY1510
- Scorton Lake 14 SD4949 +
- Seathwaite Tarn 24 SD2598 +
- Semer Water 29 SD9187 +
- Shapbeck Quarry 6 NY5418
- Siddick Pond 11 NY0030
- Silsden Reservoir 5 SE0447
- Simpson Ground Res. 7 SD3986
- Skeggles Water 4 NY4703 +
- Slipper Hill Reservoir 6 SD8742
- Small Water 4 NY4510 +
- South Walney lakes 18 SD2262
- Spade Mill Reservoir 20 SD6137
- Springs Reservoir 9 SD6914
- Sprinkling Tarn 6 NY2209 +
- Standing Tarn 4 SD2474
- Stanley Park lakes 6 SD3532 +
- Stickle Tarn 8 NY2807 +
- Stocks Reservoir 130 SD7356 5
- Stony Tarn 3 NY1902 +
- Styhead Tarn 5 NY2209 +
- Summer Lodge Tarn 4 SD9595
- Sunbiggin Tarn 5 NY6707 203
- Sunnyhurst Hey Res. 5 SD6721
- Swinden Reservoirs 7 SD8833
- Tarn Hows 18 SD3399 +
- Tarn Mire 7 NY7503 +
- Tarnhouse Tarn 3 SD5783 106
- Terrybank Tarn 4 SD5982 +
- Thirlmere 313 NY3116 3
- Turton & Entwistle Res. 38 SD7117
- Ullswater 868 NY4220 188
- Upper Barden Reservoir 22 SE0157
- Upper Black Moss Res. 5 SD8241 20
- Upper Rivington Res. 22 SD6214
- Urswick Tarn 6 SD2774
- Walshaw Dean Lower Res. 9 SD9633
- Walshaw Dean Mid. Res. 14 SD9633
- Walshaw Dean Upper Res. 10 SD9634
- Wast Water 278 NY1606 +
- Watendlath Tarn 4 NY2716 +
- Watersheddles Reservoir 11 SD9638
- Wayoh Reservoir 44 SD7316
- Wet Sleddale Reservoir 31 NY5411 +
- Whernside Tarns 3 SD7483 +
- Whinfell Tarn 4 SD5698 +
- Whins Pond 8 NY5530
- Whitemoor Reservoir 16 SD8743
- Widdale Great Tarn 3 SD7987
- Widdop Reservoir 36 SD9232
- Windermere 1436 SD3997 69
- Winterburn Reservoir 16 SD9450 46
- Wise Een Tarn 4 SD3797 +
- Wyndhammere 7 SD5985 106
- Wyre Lake 25 SD5151 +
- Wyresdale Lake 6 SD5149 170
- Yarrow Reservoir 23 SD6215
Home Preamble Index Areas Hills Lakes Dales Places Map References Me Drakkar
Š John Self, Drakkar Press, 2018-
Top photo: Rainbow over Kisdon in Swaledale; Bottom photo: Ullswater