Coniston Water
Coniston Water is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It is the third largest by volume, after Windermere and Ullswater, and the fifth-largest by area. The lake has a length of 8.7 kilometres (5+3⁄8 mi), a maximum width of 730 metres (800 yd), and a maximum depth of 56.1 m (184 ft 1 in). Its outflow is the River Crake, which drains into Morecambe Bay via the estuary of the River Leven. The lake is in the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
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View from Holme Fell, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north | |
Coniston Water Location in the Lake District National Park Coniston Water Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria | |
| Location | Lake District, Cumbria |
| Coordinates | 54°21′N 3°04′W |
| Primary outflows | River Crake |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 793 m (0.49 mi) |
| Surface area | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 24.1 m (79.1 ft) |
| Max. depth | 56.1 m (184.1 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.133×108 m3 (4.00×109 cu ft) |
| Residence time | 340 days |
| Shore length1 | 20.2 km (12.6 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 43.6 m (143 ft) |
| Islands | 2; Peel Island, Oak Island. 1 partial; (at high water) Fir Island |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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