# Hayeswater

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Natural (formerly reservoir) in Lake District, Cumbria

Hayeswater Hayeswater Location in the Lake District National Park Show map of the Lake District Hayeswater Location in Eden, Cumbria Show map of the former Eden District Location Lake District, Cumbria Coordinates 54°30′05″N 2°52′48″W / 54.50139°N 2.88000°W / 54.50139; -2.88000 Type natural (formerly reservoir) Primary inflows Hayeswater Gill Basin countries United Kingdom Surface elevation 1,400 ft (425 m)

**Hayeswater** is a small [lake](/source/Lake) within the [Lake District](/source/Lake_District) of [Cumbria](/source/Cumbria), England.

The lake is situated about a mile (1.6 km) SE of the hamlet of [Hartsop](/source/Hartsop) in the [Patterdale](/source/Patterdale) Valley. It nestles between [The Knott](/source/The_Knott) to its east and [Gray Crag](/source/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](/source/Reservoir) serving the Cumbrian town of [Penrith](/source/Penrith%2C_Cumbria). It is fed from the south by Hayeswater Gill, which rises close to the route of the Roman [High Street](/source/High_Street_(Lake_District)) and continues to Cow Bridge where it joins the outlet stream from [Brothers Water](/source/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.

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## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Century-old Lake District reservoir to be returned to natural state"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210804162953/https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11117119.century-old-lake-district-reservoir-to-be-returned-to-natural-state/). *The Westmorland Gazette*. 1 April 2014. Archived from [the original](https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/11117119.century-old-lake-district-reservoir-to-be-returned-to-natural-state/) on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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