Crummock Water is a lake in the Lake District in Cumbria, North West England situated between Buttermere to the south and Loweswater to the north. Crummock Water is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) wide and 140 feet (43 m) deep. The River Cocker is considered to start at the north of the lake, before then flowing into Lorton Vale. The hill of Mellbreak runs the full length of the lake on its western side; as Alfred Wainwright described it 'no pairing of hill and lake in Lakeland have a closer partnership than these'. The lake is owned by the National Trust.

Crummock Water
Crummock Water from Red Pike
Crummock Water Location in the Lake District National Park Show map of the Lake District Crummock Water Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of Allerdale
map (1925)
Location	Lake District, Cumbria
Coordinates	54°33′N 3°18′W
Type	Ribbon
Primary inflows	Buttermere Dubs
Primary outflows	River Cocker
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Max. length	2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Max. width	0.6 mi (0.97 km)
Surface area	2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Max. depth	140 ft (43 m)
Shore length1	6.26 mi (10.07 km)
Surface elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Islands	6
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

"The meaning of 'Crummock' seems to be 'Crooked one', from British" (Brythonic Celtic) "'crumbaco'-'crooked'".[1] This may refer to the winding course of the River Cocker, which flows out of the lake, or refer to the bending nature of the lake itself. The word "'water' is the main Lakeland term for 'lake'".[1]

Scale Force, the highest waterfall in the Lake District, feeds the lake and has a drop of 170 feet (52 m).[2]

Water from the lake was treated at Cornhow water treatment works, near Loweswater,[3] and was distributed to the towns of Silloth-on-Solway, Maryport, Workington, and many smaller towns, villages, and hamlets in the surrounding area for drinking and all other uses.[4] This use ceased in October 2022 with the commissioning of the United Utilities pipeline to bring supply from Thirlmere.[5]

Crummock Water gained attention in 1988 when the body of Sheena Owlett was found in the lake. It later transpired she had been murdered in Wetherby, West Yorkshire.

Gallery

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  Crummock Water with Grasmoor in the distance
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  Looking down Crummock towards Buttermere
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  High Crag, Pillar, Buttermere and Crummock Water from Haystacks
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  The western end of Crummock Water from Rannerdale Knotts
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  Crummock Water from the south-eastern end

References

External links

• Crummock Water
• An Illustrated Guide -Crummock Water
• The Cumbria Directory - Crummock Water

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