List of lakes in the United Kingdom

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The list of Lakes of the United Kingdom is a link page for the lakes of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). It also contains tables of the largest lakes.

Lakes in Scotland are called lochs, in Northern Ireland they are called loughs and in Wales a lake is a Llyn . Note that the words, loch and lough, in addition to referring to bodies of freshwater (lakes), are also applied to bodies of brackish water or seawater, which in other countries or contexts may be called fjord, firth, strait, estuary, bay etc.

These lists are made more complicated by the fact that many of the largest lakes in England and Wales are man-made reservoirs, or lakes whose size has been increased by damming.

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[edit] Largest lakes in the United Kingdom

Lake Area (sq mi) Location
1 Lough Neagh 147.39 Northern Ireland
2 Lower Lough Erne 40.57 Northern Ireland
3 Loch Lomond 27.46 Scotland
4 Loch Ness 21.87 Scotland
5 Upper Lough Erne 16.6 Northern Ireland
6 Loch Awe 14.95 Scotland
7 Loch Maree 11.0 Scotland
8 Loch Morar 10.3 Scotland
9 Loch Tay 10.19 Scotland
10 Loch Shin 8.70 Scotland

[edit] Largest lakes in England

Lake Area (sq mi)
1 Windermere 5.69
2 Ullswater 3.44
3 Bassenthwaite Lake 2.06
4 Derwent Water 2.06

[edit] Largest lakes in Wales

Lake Area (sq mi)
1 Lake Vyrnwy 3.18
2 Lake Bala 1.69

[edit] Largest reservoirs in the United Kingdom

Lake Area (sq mi) Location
1 Rutland Water 4.86 England
2 Kielder Water 4.25 England
3 Pitsford Water 2.85 England
4 Grafham Water 2.85 England
5 Chew Valley Lake 1.88 England
6 Trawsfynydd 1.84 Wales
7 Carron Valley 1.51 Scotland
8 Derwent Reservoir 1.44 England
9 Llyn Brenig 1.44 Wales
10 Llyn Alaw 1.21 Wales

[edit] Deepest lakes in the United Kingdom

The deepest lake in the UK is Loch Morar with a maximum depth of 309 metres (1,014 feet), with Loch Ness second at 230 metres (754 feet) [1]. The deepest lake in England is Wastwater which descends to 76 metres (249 feet).

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909.
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