2014

NY1932 : River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake

taken 10 years ago, near to Dubwath, Cumbria, England

River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake
River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake
Looking upstream towards the lake from Ouse Bridge.
River Derwent in Cumbria

The River Derwent rises at Styhead Tarn underneath Scafell Pike and flows in a northerly direction through the valley of Borrowdale, before continuing through Derwentwater (giving the lake its name). The river then continues into Bassenthwaite Lake, being joined by the waters of the River Greta just outside Keswick.

Beyond Bassenthwaite Lake the river flows westwards through the Isel Valley, before leaving the Lake District National Park just before reaching Cockermouth where it is met by another tributary, the River Cocker. The river flows into the Irish Sea at Workington.

The name Derwent is derived from a Celtic word for "oak trees".


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Geographical Context: Uplands Rivers, Streams, Drainage Lakes, Wetland, Bog River: River Derwent Lake: Bassenthwaite Lake other tags: Lake District River Lake Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · River Derwent [15] · Ouse Bridge [11] · Looking [3] ·
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Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 12 April, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 15 April, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 1999 3209 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:40.6495N 3:14.5411W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 1997 3210
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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