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{{SHORTDESC:The 2nd smallest of the lakes}}
'''Brothers Water''', also known as '''Brotherswater''', and historically '''Broad Water''', is one of the smallest lakes in Lakeland
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Although only a fraction larger than [[Elter Water]], Brothers Water was at one time much larger than its current size. Due to a high sedimentary inflow and the natural creation of an alluvial fan (new land formed by sedimentary build up), the lake's size has been reduced by around 900 metres.<ref>{{Smith-lakes| 100}}</ref> This fan, created slowly over an extremely long period of time, is effectively a dam holding back the water against a very gentle slope of now arable land. The lake itself is relatively shallow at 16.7 metres at its deepest point. In addition to this, there is a substantial amount of debris located at the lake bottom.<ref group="lower-alpha">Coring of the lake floor went as far as 6 metres down without hitting any bedrock, suggesting that the sedimentary build up in the rock basin of the valley is considerable.</ref>
Brothers Water is fed by two main sources: Kirkstone Beck and Dovedale Beck, which
==Etymology==
The lake's name may derive from the Old Norse ''[[wiktionary:bróðir|bróðir]]'', which means ''brother''.
Depending on source material from the 17th to 19th centuries, the two main names recorded are ''Broad Water'', with the variations ''Broader-water'' (1692), ''Broader Water'' (1770), and ''Brothers Water'', with the singular variations ''Brother-water'' (1671), ''Brotherwater'' (1787).<ref name="whaley">{{Whaley|52}}</ref> During the 17th and 18th
The village of Hartsop takes its name from Old English and generally means the ''valley of the stag''. The first element ''[https://bosworthtoller.com/18794 heorot]'' means stag or hart (male deer), and ''[https://bosworthtoller.com/52979 hóp]'' means a piece of raised or enclosed land in the midst of fen, marsh, or waste land. In Middle English, ''[https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/middle-english-dictionary/dictionary/MED21164/track?counter=3&search_id=23189324 hōpe]'' means a small valley, or a secondary valley from a main valley.
==National Trust==
[[Hartsop Hall]] and Brothers Water are owned by the National Trust. This singular tract of land, totalling, 1861.86 acres, includes farmland in the valley and the fells above, including Hartsop Hall Farm, Dovedale, Low Wood and surrounding fells, from Hart Crag to the Kirkstone Pass and the lake itself. Ownership was transferred to the Trust in 1947 through the National Land Fund. This was the first property to be acquired in this way.<ref>[https://national-trust.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=59d0d36e5b3a44ae8cc49fe38d47ffd7&marker=-2.9236974714070163%2C54.5061479467071%2C%2C%2C%2C&markertemplate=%7B%22title%22%3A%22Hartsop%20Hall%20and%20Brotherswater%22%2C%22longitude%22%3A-2.9236974714070163%2C%22latitude%22%3A54.5061479467071%2C%22isIncludeShareUrl%22%3Atrue%7D&level=15 Our land History: Hartsop Hall and Brotherswater] The National Trust. Retrieved 16 April, 2023.</ref> Many other tracts of land, including additional farmland and fells, are also owned by the trust. Hartsop is completely enclosed by National Trust land.
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