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Haweswater is a reservoir in the valley of Mardale, Cumbria in the Lake District, England.Work to raise the height of the original natural lake was started in 1929. It was controversially dammed after the UK Parliament passed a local act of Parliament, the Manchester Corporation Act 1919 (9 & 10 Geo. 5.
Mardale Ill Bell is a fell in the English Lake District, rising to the south west of Haweswater Reservoir. It stands on the watershed between Mardale and Kentmere and is the highpoint of the south-eastern ridge of High Street , midway on its course to Harter Fell .
Thornthwaite Crag is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir. It is a focal point of the Far Eastern Fells , standing at the head of several valleys. Topography
The walkers' passes of Nan Bield and Gatescarth provided historic trade routes from Mardale to Kentmere and Longsleddale respectively. With the submergence of Mardale Green village beneath Haweswater reservoir in the 1940s, their original purpose has died, but both routes still provide good access for fellwalkers and are the easiest ways onto Harter Fell.
Mardale / m ɑːr d eɪ l / is a glacial valley in the Lake District, in northern England.The valley used to have a hamlet at its head, called Mardale Green, but this village was submerged in the late 1930s when the water level of the valley's lake, Haweswater, was raised to form Haweswater Reservoir by Manchester Corporation.
Rampsgill Head is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir in the Far Eastern Fells. It forms the focal point of three ridges which fan out north-east, north-west and south.
Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in the state, is at just 38% of its total capacity. While this number is above the all-time low of 24.9% in September 1977, the lake is noticeably ...
Naddle Forest is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) [1] [2] within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England.It is located on either side of the northern section of Haweswater reservoir, near the villages; Burnbanks and Bampton.