Haweswater Reservoir

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Haweswater Reservoir is a large man-made lake in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, created for water supply and known for its scenic yet controversial flooding of the former village of Mardale.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf reservoir
accessibleVia minor road from Bampton
basinCountry United Kingdom
constructionBegan 1929
controversy displacement of local residents
flooding of Mardale Green village
country England
createdBy construction of a dam
createdFor drinking water supply to North West England
public water supply
damHeight 27.5 metres
damLength 470 metres
damType concrete dam
ecologicalSignificance important habitat for upland birds
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 240 metres
formedByFlooding Mardale valley NERFINISHED
hasNearbySettlement Bampton NERFINISHED
Burnbanks NERFINISHED
inflow Mardale Beck NERFINISHED
Riggindale Beck NERFINISHED
knownFor controversial creation
remote and quiet character compared to other Lake District lakes
scenic landscape
locatedIn Cumbria
Lake District
North West England
locatedInProtectedArea Lake District National Park NERFINISHED
maximumDepth approximately 60 metres
nearbyFell Harter Fell NERFINISHED
High Street NERFINISHED
Kidsty Pike NERFINISHED
Mardale Ill Bell NERFINISHED
nearbyValley Riggindale NERFINISHED
opened 1935
operator United Utilities NERFINISHED
outflow Haweswater Beck NERFINISHED
River Lowther NERFINISHED
owner United Utilities NERFINISHED
recreation birdwatching
limited fishing
walking
submergedBuilding Dun Bull Inn NERFINISHED
Holy Trinity Church, Mardale NERFINISHED
submergedSettlement Mardale Green NERFINISHED
suppliesWaterTo Manchester NERFINISHED
North West England NERFINISHED
surfaceArea approximately 3.9 square kilometres
volume approximately 84 million cubic metres
watercourse River Lowther NERFINISHED

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Cumbrian Mountains overlooks Haweswater Reservoir
High Street overlooks Haweswater Reservoir
this entity surface form: Haweswater