Derwent Water

Derwent Water is the fourth largest lake in England and is located in the Lake District in Cumbria.

The lake is located at the lower end of Borrowdale immediately south of the town of Keswick. It is 4,4 km long and up to 1.6 km wide. The deepest point is 22 meters below the lake level, the area is 5.2 km ². In the lake there are four small islands, which are owned by the National Trust and one of which is inhabited.

Like the other lakes in the Lake District is also Derwent Water in a framework established during the Würm glacial trough valley. Main inflow and outflow is the Derwent, which flows northerly by the five kilometers Bassenthwaite Lake. It is believed that Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite Lake earlier formed a single lake; Since then, however, sediment has deposited between them and forms the basis for a fertile alluvial plain.

The lake is considered scenic extraordinarily appealing. It is surrounded by hills, which are known locally as fells, and the near-shore slopes are densely forested. A tour boat travels between various jetties. There are four marinas, two of them in Portinscale, Keswick in one and one at the south end at the Lodore Falls. Surrounding the lake and into the surrounding area an extensive network of hiking trails is available.