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:''Main article: [[Brothers Water]]''
'''Brothers Water''', also known as '''Brotherswater''', and historically '''Broad Water''', is one of the smallest lakes in Lakeland. It is located in the picturesque Patterdale valley, approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) south of [[Patterdale]] near [[Glenridding]]. The lake's name may derive from the Old Norse ''[[wiktionary:bróðir|bróðir]]'', which means ''brother''. It is claimed that the name of the lake comes from the unfortunate brothers that happened to drown here. Of this widespread tragedy, Harriet Martineau's ''Complete Guide to the English Lakes'' (1855) states: "Brothers Water derives its name from the accident — which is said to have happened twice, — of brothers being lost in it, in the attempt of one to save the other. On one of the two occasions, the accident happened through the breaking of the ice, when the brothers were making a venturesome short cut across it to church." <ref>
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> The lake itself is relatively shallow at 16.7 metres at its deepest point. Its shape is unlike the other lakes, which usually takes the ribbon form, carved by the ice many millennia ago. Here, however, the lake takes on a distinctly more rectangular shape, caused by nature and time. ▼
It can be reached via the A592 [[Kirkstone Pass]], which connects [[Windermere]] and [[Ullswater]] through some of the most stunning and rugged mountain scenery. The descent into [[Hartsop]] is indeed dramatic, the drystone walled road winding its way ever downwards, surrounded by vast open slopes; [[Hartsop Dodd]] to the east and [[High Hartsop Dodd]] to the west. ▼
▲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>
▲It can be reached via the A592 [[Kirkstone Pass]], which connects [[Windermere]] and [[Ullswater]] through some of the most stunning and rugged mountain scenery. The descent into [[Hartsop]] is indeed dramatic, the drystone walled road winding its way ever downwards, surrounded by vast open slopes; [[Hartsop Dodd]] to the east and [[High Hartsop Dodd]] to the west.
===Buttermere===
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'''[[Elter Water]]''' is a small lake on the main thoroughfare to the valley of [[Great Langdale]] where the dominant and striking [[Langdale Pikes]] are situated. It is connected via the A593 and lies approximately 5.6 kilometres (3.5 miles) west of [[Ambleside]] and one kilometre 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, Elter Water is 75 times smaller than [[Windermere]]<ref>
===Ennerdale Water===
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