Haweswater Reservoir

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Haweswater Reservoir is a large man-made lake in the Lake District of Cumbria, England, created for water supply and known for its scenic yet controversial flooding of the former village of Mardale.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf reservoir ⓘ
accessibleVia minor road from Bampton ⓘ
basinCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
constructionBegan 1929 ⓘ
controversy displacement of local residents ⓘ
flooding of Mardale Green village ⓘ
country England ⓘ
createdBy construction of a dam ⓘ
createdFor drinking water supply to North West England ⓘ
public water supply ⓘ
damHeight 27.5 metres ⓘ
damLength 470 metres ⓘ
damType concrete dam ⓘ
ecologicalSignificance important habitat for upland birds ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 240 metres ⓘ
formedByFlooding Mardale valley ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Bampton ⓘ
Burnbanks ⓘ
inflow Mardale Beck ⓘ
Riggindale Beck ⓘ
knownFor controversial creation ⓘ
remote and quiet character compared to other Lake District lakes ⓘ
scenic landscape ⓘ
locatedIn Cumbria ⓘ
Lake District ⓘ
North West England ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Lake District National Park ⓘ
linked to: Lake District
maximumDepth approximately 60 metres ⓘ
nearbyFell Harter Fell ⓘ
High Street ⓘ
Kidsty Pike ⓘ
Mardale Ill Bell ⓘ
nearbyValley Riggindale ⓘ
opened 1935 ⓘ
operator United Utilities ⓘ
outflow Haweswater Beck ⓘ
River Lowther ⓘ
owner United Utilities ⓘ
recreation birdwatching ⓘ
limited fishing ⓘ
walking ⓘ
submergedBuilding Dun Bull Inn ⓘ
Holy Trinity Church, Mardale ⓘ
submergedSettlement Mardale Green ⓘ
suppliesWaterTo Manchester ⓘ
North West England ⓘ
surfaceArea approximately 3.9 square kilometres ⓘ
volume approximately 84 million cubic metres ⓘ
watercourse River Lowther ⓘ

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Cumbrian Mountains → overlooks → Haweswater Reservoir ⓘ
High Street → overlooks → Haweswater ⓘ
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High Street → liesBetween → Haweswater ⓘ
subject linked to: High Street (mountain)
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High Street → overlooks → Haweswater Reservoir ⓘ
subject linked to: High Street (mountain)
Islands of the Lake District → hasLake → Haweswater Reservoir ⓘ
Kidsty Pike → overlooks → Haweswater Reservoir ⓘ
Kidsty Pike → drainsTowards → Haweswater ⓘ
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Mardale Ill Bell → near → Haweswater Reservoir ⓘ
Mardale Ill Bell → overlooks → Haweswater ⓘ
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Mardale Ill Bell → offersViewOf → Haweswater ⓘ
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Far Eastern Lake District → contains → Haweswater Reservoir ⓘ
Far Eastern Lake District → viewpointFor → Haweswater ⓘ
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Mardale → submergedBy → Haweswater Reservoir ⓘ
Mardale → hasLake → Haweswater (natural lake, before reservoir expansion) ⓘ
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Mardale → currentUnder → Haweswater Reservoir ⓘ
Riggindale Ridge → overlooks → Haweswater Reservoir ⓘ