Explore lakes across the national park.
Max length: 18.08 km (11.23 mi)
Max depth: 66.76 m (219.0 ft)
Surface area: 14.73 km2 (5.69 sq mi)
The largest natural lake in England.
Max length: 4.6 km (2.9 mi)
Max depth: 22 m (72 ft)
Surface area: 2 sq mi (5.2 km2)
Derwentwater, or Derwent Water, is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria.
Max length: 6.4 km (4 mi)
Max depth: 63 m (207 ft)
Surface area: 5.1 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Coordinates: 54.67651, -3.24890
Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) long and 3⁄4-mile (1.2 km) wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum dep…
Max length: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Surface area: 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Coniston Water in the English county of Cumbria is the third-largest lake in the Lake District by volume (after Windermere and Ullswater), and the fifth-largest by area. It is five miles long by half a mile wide (8 km by…
Max length: 6.05 km (3.76 mi)
Max depth: 40 metres (131 ft)
Surface area: 3.25 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Thirlmere is a reservoir in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria and the English Lake District. The Helvellyn ridge lies to the east of Thirlmere. To the west of Thirlmere are a number of fells; for instance, Armboth Fell…
Max length: 4.17 km (2.59 mi)
Max depth: 45 m (148 ft)
Surface area: 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Ennerdale Water is the most westerly lake in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is a glacial lake, with a maximum depth of 150 feet (45 metres), and is ½ mile to a mile (700 to 1,500 metres) wide and…
Max length: 4.88 km (3.03 miles)
Max depth: 79 m (258 feet)
Surface area: 2.8 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Wast Water or Wastwater (/ˈwɒst wɔːtər/) is a lake located in Wasdale, a valley in the western part of the Lake District National Park, England. The lake is almost 3 miles (4.8 km) long and more than one-third mile (540…
Max length: 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Max depth: 79 m (258 feet)
Surface area: 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Crummock Water is a lake in the Lake District in Cumbria, North West England situated between Buttermere to the south and Loweswater to the north. Crummock Water is 2.5 miles long, 0.75 mile wide and 140 feet deep. The R…
Max depth: 15.5 m (50.9 ft)
Surface area: 0.44 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District national park in northern England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water, in the traditional count…
Max length: 2 km (1.2 mi)
Max depth: 23 m (75 ft)
Surface area: 0.93 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Situated between Buttermere and Loweswater.
Max length: 1680 yd (1540 m)
Max depth: 70 ft (21 m)
Surface area: 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
One of the smaller lakes of the Lake District.
Max length: 1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Surface area: 0.23 sq mi (0.60 km2)
The lake is not far from Cockermouth and is also easily reached from elsewhere in West Cumbria. The group of fells to the south of Loweswater is known as the Loweswater Fells and consists of Mellbreak, Gavel Fell, Blake…
Max length: 1,290 yd (1,180 m)
Surface area: 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
Rydal Water is a small body of water in the central part of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is located near the hamlet of Rydal, between Grasmere and Ambleside in the Rothay Valley.[1]
Max length: 1,030 yd (940 m)
Surface area: 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elter Water is a small lake that lies half a mile (800 m) south-east of the village of Elterwater. Both are situated in the valley of Great Langdale in the English Lake District. The name Elterwater means either Lake of…
Max length: 6.7 km (4.2 mi)
Max depth: 57 m (187 ft)
Haweswater is a reservoir in the valley of Mardale, Cumbria in the Lake District, England. Work to raise the height of the original natural lake was started in 1929. It was controversially dammed after the UK Parliament…
Max length: 11.8 km (7.3 mi)
Max depth: 63 m (207 ft)
Ullswater is the second largest lake in the English Lake District, being about nine miles (14.5 km) long and 0.75 miles (1.2 km) wide, with a maximum depth a little more than 60 metres (197 ft). Ullswater’s visitor centr…
