Ennerdale Water
Ennerdale Water is the most westerly lake in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria. It is a glacial lake, with a maximum depth of 150 feet (45 metres). At ½ mile to a mile (700 to 1,500 metres) wide and 2½ miles (3.9 kilometres) long is one of the smallest lakes in the area. To the west of the lake lies the small village of Ennerdale Bridge, with of two pubs and a few houses. It is close to the port of Whitehaven, the town of Cleator Moor and the village of Cleator.
| Ennerdale Water | |
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| Location | Lake District, Cumbria |
| Coordinates | 54°31′12″N 3°22′34″W / 54.52000°N 3.37611°WCoordinates: 54°31′12″N 3°22′34″W / 54.52000°N 3.37611°W |
| Lake type | natural lake, reservoir |
| Primary inflows | River Liza |
| Primary outflows | River Ehen |
| Basin countries | England |
| Max. length | 4.17 km (2.59 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.28 km (0.80 mi) |
| Surface area | 3 km2 |
| Max. depth | 45 m (150 ft) |
| Shore length1 | 10 km |
| Surface elevation | 113 m |
| Islands | 4 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Legends and facts
The Girt dog of Emmerdale
In 1810 a large carnivore killed hundreds of sheep in and around Ennerdale before it was hunted down and killed. The Girt (dialect for 'Great') Dog of Ennerdale was a mysterious creature that killed between 300 and 400 sheep over six months in the fells of Cumberland, England, in 1810.[1]
It is now commonly thought that the Girt Dog of Ennerdale was a thylacine (otherwise known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf.) Travelling circuses and menageries of the time were known to keep what were described as “tiger wolves” – a description that fits the thylacine perfectly. As import laws and animal control were so relaxed in the early part of the nineteenth century, an escape from one of these itinerant shows is easy to imagine.[2]
Other
Though the Lake District is a popular UK location for film shoots, Ennerdale has been left relatively in the shadow, with only a few brief exceptions. The closing sequences of the film 28 Days Later (2002), directed by Danny Boyle, were filmed around the Ennerdale area, and include a sweeping, panoramic view of the lake.
Once a year, during the last week in August, the Ennerdale Show brings local people together with agricultural displays, competitions, arts and crafts.
Former US President Bill Clinton proposed to his wife Hillary on the banks of Ennerdale Water in 1973.[3]
References
- ↑ Terry Marsh (2010). A northern coast to coast walk: from St Bees Head to Robin Hood's Bay. Cicerone Press Limited. pp. 34–. ISBN 978-1-84965-150-9. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ Tom Holman (2007). Lake District miscellany. Frances Lincoln. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-0-7112-2851-1. Retrieved 24 November 2012.[dead link]
- ↑ Bernstein, Carl (27 May 2007). The pain of being Hillary. London. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article1844491.ece. Retrieved 9 August 2010.