Crummock Water

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Crummock Water
Crummock Water - Crummock Water from Red Pike summit.
Crummock Water from Red Pike summit.
Crummock Water - map (1925)
map (1925)
Location Lake District, Cumbria
Coordinates 54°33′N 3°18′WCoordinates: 54°33′N 3°18′W
Lake type Ribbon
Primary inflows Buttermere Dubs
Primary outflows River Cocker
Basin countries United Kingdom
Max. length 2.5 miles
Max. width 0.6 miles
Surface area 2.57 km2
Shore length1 6.26 miles
Surface elevation 96 metres
Islands 6
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Crummock Water is a lake in the Lake District in Cumbria, England situated between Buttermere to the south and Loweswater to the north. The River Cocker is considered to start at the north of the lake, before then heading 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'.

It is owned by the National Trust. Scale Force, the highest waterfall in the Lake District, feeds the lake.

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Crummock Water with Red Pike and High Stile in the background
Crummock Water with Red Pike and High Stile in the background
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