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After leaving Friar's Crag and continuing along the waymarked path (clockwise), the view opens out onto this curved beach. There can be remnants of previous water levels when driftwood and other debris is left scattered across the beach as high as the grass (not seen in this photo). This proves how volatile the weather can be, with strong winds and waves battering the shoreline. In this image though, there is no evidence of that ever happening, with its calm serenity in the reflective water; a very different world indeed.
You can see across Strandshag Bay towards the hump of trees that is Lord's Island. This island got its name from the Earls of Derwentwater who lived there from the mid 15th century. There was a grand house with a drawbridge but no evidence of this can be seen in this photo.
The undisturbed water is absolutely crystal clear, and on a sunny day so are the views across Derwentwater towards Cat Bells (451m) and Maiden Moor (575m) centre-right. However, even when the weather is not clement, and the light be dark and moody, as it so often can be in the lakes, the scene is still just as striking. I have seen storm clouds quickly roll across the fells with rain so heavy you cannot see the other side of the lake. Decimal degrees
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| Inflows | River Derwent Watendlath Beck Brockle Beck |
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| Outflows | River Derwent | |
| Volume | 1,000×106 cu ft (29×106 m3) | |
| No. of Islands | 13 (4 large, 9 small) | |