Moss Eccles Tarn
| Moss Eccles Tarn | ||
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| The Moss Eccles Tarn | ||
| Geographical location | England , Cumbria | |
| Tributaries | 1 unnamed | |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 21 '48 " N , 2 ° 58' 5" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 166 m ASL | |
| length | 294 m | |
| width | 165 m | |
| Maximum depth | 5 m | |
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Site of Special Scientific Interest |
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The Moss Eccles Tarn is a lake in the Lake District , Cumbria , England . The Moss Eccles Tarn is east of the Esthwaite Water . The lake is artificially created and has an unnamed tributary from the south, which extends in another arm to the Three Dubs Tarn .
The lake is now owned by the National Trust , which received part of it from the possession of Beatrix Potter when she died. Beatrix Potter often drew the lake and also had a boat on it. Potter described the lake in her "Jeremy Fisher" stories.
The lake has been part of the Claife Tarns and Mires Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985 . The lake, along with the Three Dubs Tarn , the Hodson's Tarn and a number of other smaller bodies of water, supports up to 12 species of dragonflies and has a rich diversity of aquatic plants.
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- ↑ Claife Tarns and Mires on SSSI List at Natural England