Three Dubs Tarn

Three Dubs Tarn
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Geographical location	England , Cumbria
Tributaries	4 unnamed
Drain	no recognizable
Data
Coordinates	54 ° 22 '4.9 "  N , 2 ° 57' 31.4"  W Coordinates: 54 ° 22 '4.9 "  N , 2 ° 57' 31.4"  W.
Altitude above sea level	208  m ASL
length	218 m
width	93 m
Maximum depth	5 m
particularities	Created by a dam from three lakes - Site of Special Scientific Interest

The Three Dubs Tarn is a lake in the Lake District , Cumbria , England . The lake is on the west side of Claife Heights , a ridge that separates Windermere to the east from Esthwaite Water to the west. The lake is dammed by a dam in the south-west and thus unites three originally natural smaller lakes. The lake has four unnamed tributaries, one each from east, west, north and south. The southern tributary is a branch of a tributary of the Moss Eccles Tarn . The lake has no discernible drain. There is a boathouse on the southeastern shore of the lake near the dam.

The lake has been part of the Claife Tarns and Mires Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985 . The lake, along with the Moss Eccles 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 biodiversity of aquatic plants.

See also

• Lakes in the Lake District

Web links

• Three Dubs Tarn on Lakes, Meres, Tarns and Waters

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Claife Tarns and Mires on SSSI List at Natural England