Sprinkling Tarn

Sprinkling Tarn
An upland lake with a mountain beyond
Sprinkling Tarn is located in the Lake District
Sprinkling Tarn
Sprinkling Tarn
Sprinkling Tarn is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Sprinkling Tarn
Sprinkling Tarn
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
LocationLake District
Coordinates54°28′16″N 3°11′35″W / 54.471°N 3.193°W / 54.471; -3.193
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Islands0

Sprinkling Tarn is a body of water at the foot of Great End, in the Southern Fells in Lake District, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Seathwaite, Cumbria, England.[1] It is noted for its trout and an introduced rare fish, vendace.[2] Formerly known also as Sparkling Tarn. It is known as the wettest place of England with an annual precipitation of over 5 metres (16 ft).[3][4]

Sprinkling tarn has aquatic plants including intermediate water-starwort, quillwort, shoreweed, floating bur-reed and awlwort and this lake is within the Site of Special Scientific Interest called Scafell Pikes (see Scafells)[5][6].

References

  1. ^ "Sprinkling Tarn". Lake District Walks. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Sprinkling Tarn". Chris Maddock Photography. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  3. ^ Visit Cumbria. "Lake District weather". visitcumbria.com. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ Lake District Weatherline. "Overview of weather". Lake District Weatherline. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. ^ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Protected Planet | Scafell Pikes". Protected Planet. Retrieved 30 December 2024.


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