Ullswater
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Ullswater is a glacial lake in Cumbria, England, and part of the Lake District National Park. It is the second largest lake in the region by both area and volume, after Windermere. The lake is about long, wide, and has a maximum depth of . Its outflow is the River Eamont, which meets the River Eden at Brougham Castle before flowing into the Solway Firth. The lake forms part of the border between the traditional counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, and is today in the ceremonial county of Cumbria and the unitary authority area of Westmorland and Furness.
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Ullswater
- Body of water.pushpin_map
- United Kingdom Lake District#United Kingdom Eden
- Body of water.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Lake District National Park##Location in Eden, Cumbria
- Body of water.image
- Ullswater, Silver Point - geograph.org.uk - 19792.jpg
- Body of water.caption
- Ullswater looking towards Silver Point.
- Body of water.alt
- A lake surrounded by mountains
- Body of water.location
- Lake District, England
- Body of water.type
- Ribbon lake
- Body of water.basin_countries
- United Kingdom
- Body of water.residence_time
- 350 days
- Body of water.cities
- Glenridding, Pooley Bridge
- Recurring sailing competition.last_edition
- 62nd Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy
- Recurring sailing competition.upcoming_edition
- 63rd Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy
- Recurring sailing competition.sponsors
- Magic Marine, Triggernaut Sports Glasses
- Recurring sailing competition.first
- July 27–28, 1963
- Recurring sailing competition.venue
- Ullswater Yacht Club
- Recurring sailing competition.most_champs
- Lee Noble (2002, 2004-2007, 2009) -6, Lester Noble (2004-2007, 2009, 2010) - 6
- Recurring sailing competition.most successful club
- Ullswater Yacht Club - 27
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ribbon lake
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Westmorland and Furness
- Area
- 8.9
- Elevation
- 144
- Owned by
- National Trust
- Operator
- National Trust
- Official website
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk/aira-force-and-ullswater
- Image
- Looking towards Ullswater from Pooley Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 87782.jpg
- Width
- 1.02
- Length
- 11.8
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- Commons category
- Ullswater
- located in protected area
- Lake District National Park
- vertical depth
- 63
- outflows
- River Eamont
- volume as quantity
- 223
- basin country
- United Kingdom
- mountain range
- Lake District
- historic county
- Westmorland
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- OS grid reference
- NY42532043
- P12749
- Harry Warner
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Toponymy
- Settlements
- Activities
- The Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy
- Ullswater geese deaths
- Notable people
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Ullswater is a glacial lake in Cumbria, England, and part of the Lake District National Park. It is the second largest lake in the region by both area and volume, after Windermere. The lake is about long, wide, and has a maximum depth of . Its outflow is the River Eamont, which meets the River Eden at Brougham Castle before flowing into the Solway Firth. The lake forms part of the border between the traditional counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, and is today in the ceremonial county of Cumbria and the unitary authority area of Westmorland and Furness.
==Geography== It is a typical Lake District "ribbon lake", formed after the last ice age by a glacier scooping out the valley floor, which then filled with meltwater. Ullswater was formed by three glaciers. Surrounding hills give it the shape of an extenuated "Z" with three segments or reaches winding through them. For much of its length, Ullswater formed the border between the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ullswater” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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