Levers Water | |
Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Lake District#United Kingdom South Lakeland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Lake District National Park##Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria |
Location: | Lake District |
Coordinates: | 54.384°N -3.111°W |
Inflow: | Swirl Hawse Beck, Cove Beck |
Outflow: | Levers Water Beck |
Basin Countries: | United Kingdom |
Depth: | 7.9m (25.9feet) |
Volume: | 1071870m2 |
Elevation: | 413m (1,355feet) |
Reference: | [1] |
Levers Water is a small lake in the English Lake District. It is located at the head of the Coppermines Valley, above Coniston village. To its south-west is Raven Tor, a spur of Brim Fell, and to its north-west are Little How Crags and Great How Crags, on the eastern side of the north–south ridge leading to Swirl How.
A dam built in 1717 enlarged the existing tarn to provide water for the mines and for the village below.[2]
A public footpath on its north-east side connects the Coppermines Valley to Swirl Hawse, while to its south-west, a path leads up Gill Cove to Levers Hawse on the main ridge of the Coniston Fells.