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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haweswater | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Haweswater