Blea Water
Blea Water is a tarn or corrie lake which occupies a glacially excavated hollow immediately to the east of High Street in the Lake District, England. At just over 200 feet deep, it is the deepest tarn in the Lake District.Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mardale Ill Bell and Harter Fell.
Mardale Ill Bell
Peak
Photo: Bob Danylec, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Harter Fell
Peak
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harter Fell is a fell in the far eastern part of the English Lake District. The summit at lies the meeting point of three ridges, and Harter Fell forms the head of three valleys: Mardale, Longsleddale and the valley of the River Kent.
Kidsty Pike
Peak
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kidsty Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, standing to the west of Haweswater Reservoir. It is a subsidiary top of Rampsgill Head, but has long achieved the status of a separate fell, thanks to its classic peaked profile.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mardale and Hartsop.
Mardale
Locality
Mardale 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. Mardale is situated 1½ miles east of Blea Water.
Hartsop
Hamlet
Photo: Ericoides, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hartsop is a small village in the English Lake District. It lies in the Patterdale valley, near Brothers Water, Hayeswater and Kirkstone Pass. It consists of 17th-century grey stone cottages, like so many of its neighbours. Hartsop is situated 3 miles northwest of Blea Water.
Sadgill
Village
Photo: steven ruffles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sadgill is a hamlet in Longsleddale, Cumbria, England. It is a divided settlement, also containing Low Sadgill. Sadgill is situated 4 miles southeast of Blea Water.
Blea Water
- Type: Body of water
- Description: lake in the United Kingdom
- Category: lake
- Location: Shap Rural, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.48892° or 54° 29′ 20″ northLongitude
-2.85235° or 2° 51′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C6VF4QX+H3OpenStreetMap ID
way 4275264OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q883282
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Blea Water” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Blea Water”
- French: “Blea Water”
- German: “Blea Water”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Blea Water”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rough Crag (Riggindale) and High Street (summit).
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