Category:Elter Water

Elter Water
Elter Water looking towards Lingmoor Fell
Historic name	Elterwatter, Helterwatra 1154-1189^[1]
Name origin	Old Norse
Etymology	Lake of the swans O.N elptar + O.E wæter^[2]
Geography
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Type	Tarn
Inflows	River Brathay Langdale Beck
Outflows	River Brathay
Max. length	940 metres
Max. width	320 metres
Max. depth	6 metres
No. of islands	2
Location
Coordinates	54.427786, -3.0244129
OS grid reference	NY 33639 04080
Land owner	Privately owned
Settlement(s)	Elterwater
what3words	mysteries.condiment.chats

Elter Water is a small lake on the main thoroughfare to the valley of Great Langdale where the Langdale Pikes are situated. It is connected via the A593 and lies approximately 3.5 miles west of Ambleside and half a mile southeast from the village of Elterwater. Both the lake and the village are popular with walkers and cyclists alike, which can be busy all year round but particularly so during the more clement months.

The smallest of the lakes in the Lake District, it is by no means laking in other areas, offering stunning views from the eastern shore looking towards Lingmoor Fell. It is made of three distinct sections and only has a maximum depth of around 6 metres (20 ft). Whooper Swans winter on the lake.^[3]

Although the lake is privately owned, the National Trust does own over 500 acres of the High Close Estate stretching from the northeast shores of Elter Water to the southwest shores of Grasmere. This land was acquired on 24 February, 1953.^[4] They also own additional lands adjacent to the village and at Skelwith Bridge.

References

↑ Whaley, Diana (2006). A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names. English Place-Name Society. School of English Studies, University of Nottingham. p.108.
↑ Gambles, Robert (1985). Lake District Place-Names. 2nd Edition. Dalesman Books. p.15.
↑ Whaley, Diana (2006). A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names. English Place-Name Society. School of English Studies, University of Nottingham. p.109.
↑ Our Land History: High Close Estate The National Trust Land Map. Retrieved 18 February, 2023.

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Media in category "Elter Water"

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Cumbria Way at Elter Water (4603).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.52 MB
Elter Water (5245).jpg 2,560 × 1,422; 2.08 MB
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Elter Water and Cumbria Way (4610).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 6.03 MB
Elter Water looking towards Lingmoor Fell (4599).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.93 MB
Elter Water looking towards Lingmoor Fell (4600).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.34 MB
Elter Water looking towards Lingmoor Fell (4601).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 2.99 MB
Elter Water looking towards Lingmoor Fell (4602).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.13 MB
Elter Water looking towards Park Fell (4605).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 5.05 MB
Elter Water looking towards Park Fell (4606).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 5.11 MB
Elter Water looking towards Park Fell (4608).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 5.94 MB
Elter Water looking towards Park Fell (4609).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 6.23 MB
Elter Water tree (4598).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 6.76 MB
Elter Water Whooper Swans (5243).jpg 2,560 × 1,521; 2.87 MB
Lingmoor Fell and Langdale Pikes (4624).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 5.2 MB
River Brathay at Elter Water (4611).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 5.57 MB
River Brathay at Elter Water (4615).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.17 MB
River Brathay at Elter Water (4616).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.83 MB
River Brathay at Elter Water (4619).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.33 MB
River Brathay at Elter Water (4620).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.56 MB
River Brathay looking towards Langdale Pikes (4621).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.09 MB
River Brathay looking towards Langdale Pikes (4622).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.23 MB
River Brathay looking towards Lingmoor Fell (4623).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 4.32 MB
River Brathay tree reflections (4617).jpeg 2,560 × 1,440; 5.32 MB
Whooper swans at Elter Water (5238).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.54 MB
Whooper swans at Elter Water (5265).jpg 2,560 × 1,440; 3.18 MB

[1] Whaley, Diana (2006). A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names. English Place-Name Society. School of English Studies, University of Nottingham. p.108.

[2] Gambles, Robert (1985). Lake District Place-Names. 2nd Edition. Dalesman Books. p.15.

[3] Whaley, Diana (2006). A Dictionary of Lake District Place-Names. English Place-Name Society. School of English Studies, University of Nottingham. p.109.

[4] Our Land History: High Close Estate The National Trust Land Map. Retrieved 18 February, 2023.

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