Blea Water Explained

Blea Water
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom Lake District#United Kingdom Eden
Location:England
Coords:54.4889°N -2.8528°W
Max-Depth:206feet
Elevation:1550feet approx.[1]

Blea Water is a tarn or corrie lake which occupies a glacially excavated hollow immediately to the east of High Street in the Lake District, England. At just over deep, it is the deepest tarn in the Lake District.

It is drained by the Mardale Beck, which runs north-east into Haweswater.

Protected Area

Blea Water was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest SSSI in 1985 because the nutrient-poor lake supports plants including water-starwort (Callitriche hamulata), shoreweed (Littorella uniflora) and algae including stonewort (Nitella flexilis)[2] .

Part of the land area that is designated as Blea Water SSSI is owned by United Utilities[3] .

See also

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Tourist Map 3 Lake district. 0-319-25003-2 . Ordnance Survey. 1983.
  2. Web site: SSSI detail . 2024-10-11 . designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-06 . Mapping the habitats of England’s ten largest institutional landowners . 2024-10-11 . Who owns England? . en.

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