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It is a misconception that the Lake District has
Thanks to the {{w2|Last Glacial Period|last glacial period}} of 10,000 years ago, the retreating ice left us with glacially erodes valleys that formed the lake district we see today. Not only the ice but people too are responsible for changing the landscape. [[Haweswater]] and [[Thirlmere]] are reservoirs, although the former was once a natural lake. It was dammed to raise the water level in a bid to supply fresh water for the people of Manchester, at a price that flooded two cumbrian villages, now lost to the murky darkness. The once ebb and flow of ice and, in much more recent times, people, continue to have an effect on the natural backdrop of the second oldest<ref group="lower-alpha">The Lake District National Park was formed on 9 May, 1951
The larger of the lakes
==Where do the names come from?==
*'''Mere''':
*'''Water''':
*'''Tarn''':
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==References==
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