| Wast Water | |
|---|---|
 Looking towards Wasdale Head | |
  Wast Water Location in the Lake District  Wast Water Location in the former Copeland Borough | |
 Map of 1925 | |
| Location | England |
| Coordinates | 54°26′30″N 3°17′30″W / 54.44167°N 3.29167°W |
| Type | Ribbon Lake |
| Primary inflows | see list |
| Primary outflows | River Irt |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 3.03 miles (4.88 km) |
| Max. width | 0.49 miles (788.58 m) |
| Surface area | 1.08 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| Max. depth | 258 feet (79 m) |
| Water volume | 0.110 cubic kilometres (0.026 cu mi)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 6.84 mi (11.01 km) |
| Surface elevation | 200 feet (61 m) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Wast Water or Wastwater (/ˈwɒst wɔːtər/) is a lake located in Wasdale, a valley in the western part of the Lake District National Park, England. The lake is almost three miles (five kilometres) long and more than one-third mile (500 m) wide. It is a glacial lake, formed in a glacially 'over-deepened' valley. It is the deepest lake in England[2] at 258 feet (79 m). The surface of the lake is about 200 feet (60 m) above sea level, while its bottom is over 50 feet (15 m) below sea level. It is owned by the National Trust.
- ^ "UK Lakes Detail - Wast Water". UK Lakes Portal. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "The Lake District National Park Authority". Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2014.