Styhead Tarn

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Styhead Tarn
Styhead Tarn, looking across towards Borrowdale
Styhead Tarn Location in the Lake District National Park Styhead Tarn Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the Lake DistrictShow map of AllerdaleShow all
Location	Cumbria
Coordinates	54°28′41″N 3°12′10″W / 54.47806°N 3.20278°W / 54.47806; -3.20278Coordinates: 54°28′41″N 3°12′10″W / 54.47806°N 3.20278°W / 54.47806; -3.20278
Primary outflows	Styhead Gill
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Styhead Tarn is a tarn in the English Lake District, near the top of the Sty Head pass, at the head of Borrowdale. It is on the route from Wasdale to Borrowdale, and is therefore a well visited point in the Lake District. It is also passed by walkers ascending Scafell Pike from Borrowdale via the Corridor Route. It is permissible to fish the tarn which contains wild brown trout.

The Styhead Gill is the tarn's outlet which flows into the River Derwent.

Although no official confirmation yet exists, Styhead Tarn is believed to hold the English record for the highest monthly rainfall total, at about 1430 mm in November 2009.^[1]

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