Heights Tarn

Reservoir in the United Kingdom

54°17′17″N 2°55′18″W / 54.28806°N 2.92167°W / 54.28806; -2.92167Basin countriesEnglandMax. length290 m (950 ft)Max. width73 m (240 ft)Surface area1.5 ha (3.7 acres)Surface elevation208 m (682 ft)References[1]

Heights Tarn is a small lake to the east of Windermere and north of Simpson Ground Reservoir, near Cartmel Fell, in the Lake District of Cumbria, England. Located at an altitude of 208 m (682 ft), the lake has an area of 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres), and measures 290 m × 73 m (951 ft × 240 ft).[1] Although just off the main road, the lake is not accessible to the public, lying on private land and contains a boathouse on its eastern bank. About 400 metres to the south is Sow How Tarn.

References

  1. ^ a b "Heights Tarn". f22.org.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2012.


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