Levers Water facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Levers Water
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Location	Lake District
Coordinates	54°23′02″N 3°06′40″W / 54.384°N 3.111°W / 54.384; -3.111
Primary inflows	Swirl Hawse Beck, Cove Beck
Primary outflows	Levers Water Beck
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Surface area	14 hectares (35 acres)
Average depth	7.9 m (26 ft)
Water volume	1,071,870 m3 (37,853,000 cu ft)
Surface elevation	413 metres (1,355 ft)

Levers Water is a small lake in the English Lake District. 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.