Levers Water is a small lake in the English
Lake District
The Lake District, also known as ''the Lakes'' or ''Lakeland'', is a mountainous region and National parks of the United Kingdom, national park in Cumbria, North West England. It is famous for its landscape, including its lakes, coast, and mou ...
. It is located at the head of the Coppermines Valley, above
Coniston village. To its south-west is Raven Tor, a spur of
Brim Fell, and to its north-west are Little How Crags and Great How Crags, on the eastern side of the north–south ridge leading to
Swirl How.
A dam built in 1717 enlarged the existing tarn to provide water for the mines and for the village below.
A public footpath on its north-east side connects the Coppermines Valley to Swirl Hawse, while to its south-west, a path leads up Gill Cove to Levers Hawse on the main ridge of the
Coniston Fells.
References
Lakes of the Lake District
Westmorland and Furness
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