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Lakes, tarns & waterfalls
43 lakes, 156 named tarns and 41 waterfalls — each with a photo, how to get there, and a locator from real coordinates.
Pins from OpenStreetMap. Blue = lake, teal = tarn, navy = waterfall. Switch to Terrain for mapped paths.
Lakes & meres
The big waters — meres, lakes and the main reservoirs. · 43
Bassenthwaite Lake
From Bassenthwaite
Birds Park Reservoir
From Kendal
Blea Water
From Patterdale
Borrans Reservoir
From Ings
Brothers Water
From Patterdale
Buttermere
From Buttermere
Chapelhouse Reservoir
From Bassenthwaite
Coniston Water
From Torver
Crummock Water
From Loweswater
Derwent Water
From Keswick
Devoke Water
From Eskdale Green
Dubbs Reservoir
From Troutbeck
Elter Water
From Elterwater
Ennerdale Water
From Ennerdale Bridge
Esthwaite Water
From Near Sawrey
Goats Water
From Torver
Grasmere
From Grasmere
Greenburn Reservoir
From Coniston
Gurnal Dubs
From Staveley
Harlock Reservoir
From Ulverston
Haweswater Reservoir
From Bampton
Hayeswater
From Patterdale
High Dam
From Lakeside
High Newton Lower Reservoir
From Witherslack
High Newton Upper Reservoir
From Witherslack
Kentmere Reservoir
From Troutbeck
Levers Water
From Coniston
Low Water
From Coniston
Loweswater
From Loweswater
Meadley Reservoir
From Ennerdale Bridge
Over Water
From Bassenthwaite
Pennington Reservoir
From Ulverston
Poaka Beck Reservoir
From Ulverston
Rydal Water
From Rydal
Simpson Ground Reservoir
From Lakeside
Skeggles Water
From Staveley
Small Water
From Troutbeck
Thirlmere
From Stonethwaite
Throng Moss Reservoir
From Torver
Ullswater
From Howtown
Wast Water
From Wasdale Head
Wet Sleddale Reservoir
From Bampton
Windermere
From Far Sawrey