Crummock Water
Crummock Water | |
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Location in theLake District National Park | |
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Location | Lake District,Cumbria |
Coordinates | 54°33′N3°18′W/ 54.550°N 3.300°W |
Type | Ribbon |
Primary inflows | Buttermere Dubs |
Primary outflows | River Cocker |
Basincountries | United Kingdom |
Max. length | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
Max. width | 0.6 mi (0.97 km) |
Surface area | 2.57 km2(0.99 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 140 ft (43 m) |
Shore length1 | 6.26 mi (10.07 km) |
Surface elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
Islands | 6 |
1Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. |
Crummock Wateris alakein theLake DistrictinNorth West England.It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) wide, 140 feet (43 m) deep, and has an area of 2.5 square kilometres (0.97 sq mi). The lake's primary inflow is Buttermere Dubs, itself the outflow ofButtermere,and its outflow is theRiver Cocker,which meets theRiver DerwentatCockermouthbefore entering theIrish SeaatWorkington.It is in the unitary authority ofCumberlandand the ceremonial county ofCumbria.It is in theparishofButtermere,and its western shore forms part of the western boundary of the parish.
Geography
[edit]The hill ofMellbreakruns the full length of the lake on its western side; asAlfred Wainwrightdescribed it 'no pairing of hill and lake in Lakeland have a closer partnership than these'. The lake is owned by theNational Trust.
Scale Force,the highest waterfall in the Lake District, feeds the lake and has a drop of 170 feet (52 m).[1]
Etymology
[edit]"The meaning of 'Crummock' seems to be 'Crooked one', from British" (Brythonic Celtic) "'crumbaco'-'crooked'".[2]This may refer to the winding course of the River Cocker, which flows out of the lake, or refer to the bending nature of the lake itself. The word "'water' is the main Lakeland term for 'lake'".[2]
History
[edit]Water from the lake was treated at Cornhow water treatment works, near Loweswater,[3]and was distributed to the towns ofSilloth-on-Solway,Maryport,Workington,and many smaller towns, villages, and hamlets in the surrounding area for drinking and all other uses.[4]This use ceased in October 2022 with the commissioning of theUnited Utilitiespipeline to bring supply fromThirlmere.[5]
Crummock Water gained attention in 1988 when the body of Sheena Owlett was found in the lake. It later transpired she had been murdered inWetherby,West Yorkshire.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Crummock Water with Grasmoor in the distance
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Looking down Crummock towards Buttermere
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The western end of Crummock Water fromRannerdale Knotts
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Crummock Water from the south-eastern end
References
[edit]- ^"Crummock Water".Waterscape.
- ^abWhaley, Diana (2006).A dictionary of Lake District place-names.Nottingham: English Place-Name Society. pp. lx, 423 p.89.ISBN0904889726.
- ^"DEFRA - North Cumbria Sporadic Cryptosporidiosis Study"(PDF).Retrieved24 February2015.
- ^"Times & Star - Public misled over fluoride in west Cumbrian water".Archived fromthe originalon 24 February 2015.Retrieved24 February2015.
- ^"Home - West Cumbria Pipeline".