Levers Water Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK Lakes Detail - Levers Water . Centre for Ecology and Hydrology . 2017-02-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611204850/https://eip.ceh.ac.uk/apps/lakes/detail.html#wbid=29285 . 2016-06-11 .
  2. Web site: Levers Water . 2017-02-12.