Thirlmere, Reservoir in Lake District, England
The Thirlmere reservoir stretches 3.5 miles in length and 1.2 miles in width, reaching a depth of 158 feet at its deepest point.
Manchester City Corporation Waterworks acquired two smaller lakes in 1889 and constructed a 104-foot dam to create this water supply infrastructure.
The creation of Thirlmere submerged the settlements of Armboth and Wythburn, leaving only a small church as evidence of previous communities.
The reservoir supplies water through an underground aqueduct system that extends 96 miles to serve the population of Manchester and Northwest England.
Over 2000 acres of spruce and larch trees were planted around the reservoir starting in 1908, with recent additions of broad-leafed species.
Elevation above the sea: 178 m
GPS coordinates: 54.53333,-3.06667
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:20
Helvellyn
3.2 km
Thirlmere Aqueduct
3.1 km
Catstye Cam
3.7 km
Nethermost Pike
3.6 km
Raven Crag
3 km
Dollywaggon Pike
4.5 km
Raise
3.7 km
High Seat
3.2 km
White Side
2.8 km
Bleaberry Fell
4.5 km
Stybarrow Dodd
4.4 km
Grange Fell
4.7 km
Ullscarf
4.2 km
Steel Fell
4.8 km
Wythburn Church
2.7 km
Watson's Dodd
4.5 km
High Tove
2.3 km
High Crag
3.9 km
Great Crag
4.2 km
Watendlath Packhorse Bridge
3.6 km
Kings Head Hotel
2 km
Straining Well And Valve House
1.4 km
Reecastle Crag hillfort
3.9 km
Steps End Farmhouse
3.5 km
Caffle House
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Milepost, Legburthwaite
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Milepost, Thirlmere
781 m
Milepost, Wythburn
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