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lake · Haweswater and the east
Haweswater
A reservoir under the High Street fells, with Mardale at its head.
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 passed a Private Act giving Manchester Corporation permission to build the reservoir to supply drinking water to the city. The decision caused a public outcry because the farming villages of Measand and Mardale Green would be flooded and the valley altered forever.
Nearby
High Street
fellHaweswater and the east
828 m (2,717 ft) · Strenuous
828 m above Haweswater, usually walked from Hartsop.
Kidsty Pike
fellHaweswater and the east
780 m (2,559 ft) · Strenuous
780 m above Haweswater, usually walked from Hartsop.
Harter Fell (Mardale)
fellHaweswater and the east
779 m (2,556 ft) · Strenuous
779 m above Haweswater, usually walked from Hartsop.