Buttermere
Sign in to saveButtermere is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It has a length of approximately and a maximum width of , an area of , a maximum depth of , and a surface elevation of above sea level. Its primary outflow is Buttermere Dubs, a short stream which connects the lake to Crummock Water. From Crummock Water the River Cocker flows to Cockermouth, where it joins the River Derwent and finally enters the Irish Sea at Workington. The lake is in the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Buttermere
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- Buttermere_and_Fleetwith_Pike.jpg
- Body of water.caption
- View of lake with Fleetwith Pike in the background
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- Buttermeremap.jpg
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- Map (1925)
- Body of water.location
- Lake District
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- Ribbon
- Body of water.inflow
- Gatesgarthdale Beck
- Body of water.outflow
- Buttermere Dubs
- Body of water.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Lake District#United Kingdom Allerdale
- Body of water.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Lake District National Park##Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
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- United Kingdom
- Body of water.islands
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Buttermere is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It has a length of approximately and a maximum width of , an area of , a maximum depth of , and a surface elevation of above sea level. Its primary outflow is Buttermere Dubs, a short stream which connects the lake to Crummock Water. From Crummock Water the River Cocker flows to Cockermouth, where it joins the River Derwent and finally enters the Irish Sea at Workington. The lake is in the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
==Geography== The lake is long by wide, and is deep. It has an elevation above sea level of . It is situated towards the head of the valley of the River Cocker and is surrounded by fells, notably the High Stile range to the south west, Robinson to the north-east, Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks to the south-east and Grasmoor to the north-west.