Derwent Water

Derwent Water
Lake, Cumbria, England.

Located in the Lake District, it is about 3 mi (5 km) long and 0.5–1.25 mi (0.8–2 km) wide, with a maximum depth of 72 ft (22 m). The River Derwent enters its southern end and leaves the lake's northern end near the market town of Keswick. Several sites on its shores are National Trust property and are frequented by tourists. Lords Island, one of several in the lake, was once the residence of the earls of Derwentwater.

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 lake, administrative county of Cumbria, historic county of Cumberland, England, in the Lake District National Park. It is about 3 miles (5 km) long and from 0.5 to 1.25 miles (0.8 to 2 km) wide, and its maximum depth is 72 feet (22 metres). The River Derwent enters its southern end from Borrowdale, its mountain-girded upper valley, and leaves the lake's northern end near the market town of Keswick, at the foot of Skiddaw. Several sites on the well-wooded shores are the property of the National Trust and are frequented by tourists. Lords Island, one of several in the lake, was once the residence of the earls of Derwentwater.

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