List of lakes of England explained

This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in England.

Largest lakes and reservoirs by surface area

LakeArea (km2)Area (sq mi)
1Windermere14.735.69
2Rutland Water10.864.19
3Kielder Water10.003.86
4Ullswater8.913.44
5Grafham Water6.272.42
6Bassenthwaite Lake5.342.06
7Derwent Water5.342.06

Lakes larger than 5 hectares

This list is restricted to open bodies of fresh-water over 5 ha in area, because of the difficulty in establishing what is a pond and what is a lake.

It excludes service reservoirs used within the water supply network for the storage of drinking water and excludes water bodies on industrial sites used exclusively for industrial purposes (works ponds).

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