Levers Water is a small lake in the English Lake District. It is located at the head of the Coppermines Valley, above Coniston village. To its south-west is Raven Tor, a spur of Brim Fell, and to its north-west are Little How Crags and Great How Crags, on the eastern side of the north–south ridge leading to Swirl How.

Levers Water
Levers Water is located in the Lake District
Levers Water
Levers Water
Levers Water is located in the former South Lakeland district
Levers Water
Levers Water
Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria
LocationLake District
Coordinates54°23′02″N 3°06′40″W / 54.384°N 3.111°W / 54.384; -3.111
Primary inflowsSwirl Hawse Beck, Cove Beck
Primary outflowsLevers Water Beck
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area14 hectares (35 acres)
Average depth7.9 m (26 ft)
Water volume1,071,870 m3 (37,853,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation413 metres (1,355 ft)
References[1]

A dam built in 1717 enlarged the existing tarn to provide water for the mines and for the village below.[2]

A public footpath on its north-east side connects the Coppermines Valley to Swirl Hawse, while to its south-west, a path leads up Gill Cove to Levers Hawse on the main ridge of the Coniston Fells.

References

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  1. ^ "UK Lakes Detail - Levers Water". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Levers Water". Retrieved 12 February 2017.