Levers Water is a small lake in the English Lake District. It is located at the head of the Coppermines Valley, above Coniston village. To its south-west is Raven Tor, a spur of Brim Fell, and to its north-west are Little How Crags and Great How Crags, on the eastern side of the north–south ridge leading to Swirl How.

Levers Water
Levers Water Location in the Lake District National Park Show map of the Lake District Levers Water Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria Show map of South Lakeland
Location	Lake District
Coordinates	54.384°N 3.111°W / 54.384; -3.111
Primary inflows	Swirl Hawse Beck, Cove Beck
Primary outflows	Levers Water Beck
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Surface area	14 hectares (35 acres)
Average depth	7.9 m (26 ft)
Water volume	1,071,870 m3 (37,853,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation	413 metres (1,355 ft)
References	[1]

A dam built in 1717 enlarged the existing tarn to provide water for the mines and for the village below.[2]

A public footpath on its north-east side connects the Coppermines Valley to Swirl Hawse, while to its south-west, a path leads up Gill Cove to Levers Hawse on the main ridge of the Coniston Fells.

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