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Blackbeck Tarn

Coordinates: 54°30′15″N 3°14′2″W / 54.50417°N 3.23389°W / 54.50417; -3.23389
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Blackbeck Tarn
Blackbeck Tarn is located in the Lake District
Blackbeck Tarn
Blackbeck Tarn
Blackbeck Tarn is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Blackbeck Tarn
Blackbeck Tarn
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
LocationLake District, Cumbria
Coordinates54°30′15″N 3°14′2″W / 54.50417°N 3.23389°W / 54.50417; -3.23389
TypeTarn
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Max. length183 m (600 ft)
Max. width80 m (260 ft)
Surface area0.95 hectares (2.3 acres)
Max. depth2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Surface elevation486 m (1,594 ft)

Blackbeck Tarn is a small tarn in Cumbria, England, situated near the summit of Haystacks in the Buttermere Valley.[1] At an elevation of 486 m (1,594 ft), the lake has an area of 0.95 hectares (2.3 acres) and measures 183 m × 80 m (600 ft × 262 ft), with a maximum depth of 2.5 m (8.2 ft).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Services, Good Stuff IT. "Blackbeck Tarn, Cumbria - British Lakes". British Lakes. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Blackbeck Tarn". f22.org.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2012.