Greenburn Reservoir
| Greenburn Reservoir | ||
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| The Greenburn Reservoir and its dam | ||
| Geographical location | England , Cumbria | |
| Tributaries | Greenburn Beck | |
| Drain | Greenburn Beck | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 54 ° 24 '34.4 " N , 3 ° 6' 11.6" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 292 m ASL | |
| length | 215 m | |
| width | 109 m | |
| Maximum depth | 2 m | |
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particularities |
Artificially enlarged lake; Broken dam wall |
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The Green Burn Reservoir (also Green Burn Tarn or Green Burn Beck Tarn called) is a lake in the Lake District , Cumbria , England . Between 1847 and 1864, a six-meter high dam was built from peat and clay with a stone outer shell, through which the natural Greenburn Tarn was dammed. The reservoir was supposed to ensure the water supply and the operation of machines in the Greenburn Mine , not far east of the lake .
The dam broke in the winter of 1979/80 and was partially washed away, which lowered the water level of the lake by 1.5 m.
The Greenburn Beck is the only inflow and outflow of the lake.