Watendlath
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 Packhorse bridge at Watendlath |
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 Watendlath
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| Watendlath shown within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY274163 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KESWICK |
| Postcode district | CA12 |
| Dialling code | 017687 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| EU Parliament | North West England |
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Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn (a small lake) in Cumbria in England.
Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at 863 feet (263 m) above sea level.
Blea Tarn Gill, 700 feet (210 m) above Watendlath Tarn, provides the tarn with its water. Water from Watendlath Tarn flows into the beck of the same name and eventually feeds Lodore Falls, and ends up in Derwent Water.
The tarn is 7 acres (28,000 m2) in size, with a maximum depth of 56 feet (17 m). It was given to the National Trust by Queen Victoria's daughter, Princess Louise, in memory of her brother, King Edward VII.
Watendlath Tarn is stocked with brown trout and rainbow trout and is a popular fly fishing water, with wading and boat fishing used.
For local government purposes Watendlath forms part of the civil parish of Borrowdale, the district of Allerdale, and the county of Cumbria. Historically part of Cumberland, it is within the Copeland constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament, and the North West England constituency of the European Parliament.
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