Haweswater is a reservoir in the EnglishLake District, built in the valley of Mardale in the county of Cumbria. The controversial construction of the Haweswater dam started in 1929, after Parliament passed an Act giving the Manchester Corporation permission to build the reservoir to supply water for Manchester. At the time, there was public outcry about the decision, as the valley of Mardale was populated by the farming villages of Measand and Mardale Green and the construction of the reservoir would mean that these villages would be flooded and lost and the population would have to be moved. In addition, the valley was considered one of the most picturesque in Westmorland and many people thought it should be left alone.
Creation
Originally, Haweswater was a natural lake about four kilometres long, almost divided in two by a tongue of land at Measand; the two reaches of the lake were known as High Water and Low Water. The building of the dam raised the water level by 29 metres (95feet) and created a reservoir six kilometres (four miles) long and around 600 metres (almost half a mile) wide. The dam wall measures 470 metres long and 27.5 metres high; at the time of construction it was considered to be cutting-edge technology as it was the first hollow buttress dam in the world, being constructed using 44 separate buttressed units joined by flexible joints. There is a parapet, 1.4 metres (56inches) wide, running the length of the dam and from this, tunnelled supplies can be seen entering the reservoir from the adjoining valleys of Heltondale and Swindale. When the reservoir is full, it holds 84 billion litres (18.6 billion gallons) of water. The reservoir is now owned by United Utilities plc and plays a vital role in supplying about 25% of the North West's water supply.
What is it about our lakes, lochs and reservoirs? Put a Brit in front of one and suddenly they go all gooey ...Electric bikes are available for hire too, which are perfect for an almost entirely traffic-free tour of the reservoir.
RSPBHaweswater, Bampton, Cumbria... The reserve also includes a mosaic of upland habitats — where you can spot fell ponies grazing — and Haweswater Reservoir itself. Stay at the Haweswater to take it all ...
The Haweswater, Cumbria... Here, beside a lonely reservoir, the Haweswater Hotel offers period details aplenty in the public rooms, as well as comfy beds, colourful bathrooms and cinematic views.
The main road was blocked and the reservoir’s water, which together with nearby Haweswater is the essential supply for more than one-third of United Utilities’ customers, remained unusably turbid for several days.
HaweswaterHotel... Haweswater Hotel, Haweswater ... This 1930s jewel, built in splendid isolation right beside Haweswater, with gardens overlooking the reservoir, has just emerged from a top-to-bottom refit.
As of Tuesday, total reservoir stocks for England were at 83 per cent of their total capacity. In the Lake District, Haweswater and Thirlmere recorded a decrease of 13 per cent in reservoir stocks between the end of April and end of May 2023.
Thirlmere is a reservoir created when a dam was built in 1894 to supply water to Manchester... Thirlmere is a reservoir created when a dam was built in 1894 to supply water to Manchester ... AroundHaweswater.
He is sitting on the bank of SwindaleBeck, a stretch of river the flows into HaweswaterReservoir in Cumbria - one of England's largest lakes ... In this case, that is carried downstream to the Haweswater reservoir.
Gazing at the before and after pictures of SwindaleBeck, a tributary of the River Eden that flows through the eastern Lake District near Haweswater reservoir, the changes are obvious.
