Elter Water

Elter Water
Elter Water
	Elter Water with the Langdale Pikes in the background
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Location	Lake District, Cumbria
Coordinates	54°25′39″N 3°01′33″W / 54.427469°N 3.025875°WCoordinates: 54°25′39″N 3°01′33″W / 54.427469°N 3.025875°W
Type	Tarn
Primary inflows	River Brathay, Langdale Beck
Primary outflows	River Brathay
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Max. length	1,030 yd (940 m)
Max. width	350 yd (320 m)
Surface area	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Max. depth	20 ft (6.1 m)
Shore length1	2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Surface elevation	187 ft (57 m)
Islands	2
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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 lake is 1030 yd (930 m) long and varies in width up to a maximum of 350 yd (320 m), covering an area of 0.06 mi² (0.15 km²). It has a maximum depth of 20 ft (6.1 m) and an elevation above sea level of 187 ft (57 m). The River Brathay which provides outflow from Elter Water flows south to join Windermere, near Ambleside.^[1]

Etymology[]

The name Elterwater means either

Lake of the Swan (" 'The lake frequented by swans', from Old Norse 'elptr'/'alpt' 'swan', in the genitive sing.[ular] form with '-ar', and 'water', probably replacing Old Norse 'vatn' 'lake'. Whooper swans still winter on the lake")^[2]
or Lake of Alder.^[1]

Ecology[]

The lake is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, but there have been problems with water quality, in particular eutrophication.^[3] Navigation is prohibited on the lake.^[1]

Cultural references[]

Thomas Frederick Worrall painted a watercolour of the lake with Langdale Pikes in the background. This painting is hanging in the Bishop's House, Keswick.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Parker, 2004, page 37
^ Whaley, Diana (2006). A dictionary of Lake District place-names. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx, 423 p.108–109. ISBN 0904889726.
^ Hodges, Maureen. "Restoration project see Great Langdale Beck reconnected". Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

Bibliography[]

Parker, John Wilson (2004). An Atlas of the English Lakes. Cicerone Press. ISBN 1-85284-355-1.

External links[]

Elterwater Park

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[parker37-1] Parker, 2004, page 37

[Whaley-2] Whaley, Diana (2006). A dictionary of Lake District place-names. Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx, 423 p.108–109. ISBN 0904889726.

[WG-3] Hodges, Maureen. "Restoration project see Great Langdale Beck reconnected". Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

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Elter Water
Elter Water with the Langdale Pikes in the background
Elter Water Location in the Lake District National Park Elter Water Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria Show map of the Lake DistrictShow map of South LakelandShow all
Location	Lake District, Cumbria
Coordinates	54°25′39″N 3°01′33″W / 54.427469°N 3.025875°W / 54.427469; -3.025875Coordinates: 54°25′39″N 3°01′33″W / 54.427469°N 3.025875°W / 54.427469; -3.025875
Type	Tarn
Primary inflows	River Brathay, Langdale Beck
Primary outflows	River Brathay
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Max. length	1,030 yd (940 m)
Max. width	350 yd (320 m)
Surface area	0.06 sq mi (0.16 km²)
Max. depth	20 ft (6.1 m)
Shore length¹	2.9 km (1.8 mi)
Surface elevation	187 ft (57 m)

Islands	2
¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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