Crummock Water
Two and a half miles long by half a mile wide, with a depth of 144 feet, panoramic Crummock Water is owned by the National Trust.
The wild and ruggedly beautiful lake is separated from Buttermere by a green fields and it is easy to determine that the two were once joined together as a much larger lake. The alluvial plain which divides the two lakes was formed from debris washed down by mountain streams after the last Ice Age.
The River Cocker starts at the north of the lake, before then heading towards Loweswater, it flows on to Cockermouth where it is met by the River Derwent. Crummock Water is fed by the beck from Scale Force, at 170 feet it is the highest and most spectacular waterfall in the Lake District.
The lake is flanked on both sides by steep fellsides of Skiddaw slate, that provide superb views of the surrounding landscape. Grasmoor stands to the west of Crummock Water and the fells of Mellbreak to the east.
The name Crummock derives from the old celtic word for crooked, applied to the full length of the curving valley in which Crummock Water and Buttermere lie. Rowing boats are availiable for hire on the lake.
Crummock Water showing the classic 'U' shape of the valley
