Haweswater

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Haweswater is now 4 miles long and 1/2 mile wide, and has a maximum depth of 200 feet . It is the most easterly of the lakes, and has no settlements on its shores. In 1929, A concrete dam, 1550 feet wide and 120 feet high was built, and this raised the lake level by 95 feet to facilitate the use of Haweswater as a reservoir for the city of Manchester.

All the farms and houses of the villages of Mardale and Measand, and the Dun Bull Inn were pulled down. Coffins were removed from the graveyard, and buried elsewhere, and Mardale church was demolished. At times of drought, when the water level is low, many people go back to see what is left of the village of Mardale.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haweswater_Reservoir
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Coordinates:   54°30'47"N   2°47'44"W
This article was last modified 7 years ago