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The list of Lakes of the United Kingdom is a link page for the lakes of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). It also contains tables of the largest lakes.
Lakes in Scotland are called lochs, in Northern Ireland they are called loughs and in Wales a lake is a Llyn . Note that the words, loch and lough, in addition to referring to bodies of freshwater (lakes), are also applied to bodies of brackish water or seawater, which in other countries or contexts may be called fjord, firth, strait, estuary, bay etc.
These lists are made more complicated by the fact that many of the largest lakes in England and Wales are man-made reservoirs, or lakes whose size has been increased by damming.
[edit] Largest lakes in the United Kingdom
[edit] Largest lakes in England
[edit] Largest lakes in Wales
[edit] Largest reservoirs in the United Kingdom
[edit] Deepest lakes in the United Kingdom
The deepest lake in the UK is Loch Morar with a maximum depth of 309 metres (1,014 ft), with Loch Ness second at 230 metres (754 ft) [1]. The deepest lake in England is Wastwater which descends to 76 metres (249 ft).
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[edit] References
- ^ "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909".
