Hayeswater

{{distinguish|Haweswater}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{More citations needed|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Hayeswater | image = Hayeswater.jpg | caption = | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [[Lake District]], [[Cumbria]] | coords = {{coord|54|30|05|N|2|52|48|W|region:GB_type:waterbody_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} | type = natural (formerly reservoir) | inflow = Hayeswater Gill | outflow = | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Lake District#United Kingdom Eden | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the [[Lake District National Park]]##Location in [[Eden District|Eden]], [[Cumbria]] | pushpin_label_position = | catchment = | basin_countries = United Kingdom | length = | width = | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = 1,400 ft (425 m) | islands = | cities = }} '''Hayeswater''' is a small [[lake]] within the [[Lake District]] of [[Cumbria]], England.

The lake is situated about a mile (1.6 km) SE of the hamlet of [[Hartsop]] in the [[Patterdale]] Valley. It nestles between [[The Knott]] to its east and [[Gray Crag]] to the west and it is at an altitude of almost 1,400 feet (425 m). The lake is natural but was dammed in 1908 to provide a [[reservoir]] serving the Cumbrian town of [[Penrith, Cumbria|Penrith]]. It is fed from the south by Hayeswater Gill, which rises close to the route of the Roman [[High Street (Lake District)|High Street]] and continues to Cow Bridge where it joins the outlet stream from [[Brothers Water]].

It had not been used as a reservoir since 2005 and United Utilities removed the dam and restored it to a mountain tarn in the summer of 2014. A new footbridge over Hayeswater Beck was also constructed 250 yards downstream from the tarn outlet channel.

Hayeswater Tarn is also a popular yet remote destination for adventurous anglers and fly fishermen and women, with the tarn holding a good number of native wild brown trout. Tadpoles, caddis and olives are prolific and make up a big part of the trout`s diet. On occasion osprey can be seen over the tarn.

<ref>{{cite web |title=Century-old Lake District reservoir to be returned to natural state |url=https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11117119.century-old-lake-district-reservoir-to-be-returned-to-natural-state/ |website=The Westmorland Gazette |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804162953/https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11117119.century-old-lake-district-reservoir-to-be-returned-to-natural-state/ |archivedate=2021-08-04 |access-date=4 August 2021 |language=en |date=1 April 2014 }}</ref>

== References == {{reflist}}

[[Category:Reservoirs in Cumbria]] [[Category:Lakes of the Lake District]] [[Category:Westmorland]] [[Category:Patterdale]]