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Haweswater
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Haweswater

Lake on the eastern fringe of the Lake District in Cumbria, England; length 4 km/2.5 mi. Haweswater lies 22 km/14 mi north of Kendal, and is situated in less spectacular scenery than other lakes in the region. It acts a reservoir for Manchester, to which it is linked by an aqueduct 130 km/81 mi long.

The village of Mardale was abandoned when Haweswater was enlarged into a reservoir, and now lies beneath the surface of the lake.



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