Coniston Water

Coniston Water
View from Holme Fell, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north
Coniston Water Location in the Lake District National Park Show map of the Lake District Coniston Water Location in South Lakeland, Cumbria Show map of the former South Lakeland district
Location	Lake District, Cumbria
Coordinates	54°21′N 3°04′W / 54.350°N 3.067°W / 54.350; -3.067
Primary outflows	River Crake
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Max. length	8.8 km (5.5 mi)
Max. width	793 m (0.49 mi)
Surface area	4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Average depth	24.1 m (79.1 ft)
Max. depth	56.1 m (184.1 ft)
Water volume	1.133×108 m3 (4.00×109 cu ft)
Residence time	340 days
Shore length1	20.2 km (12.6 mi)
Surface elevation	43.6 m (143 ft)
Islands	2; Peel Island, Oak Island. 1 partial; (at high water) Fir Island
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Coniston Water is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It is the third largest by volume, after Windermere and Ullswater, and the fifth-largest by area.^[1] The lake has a length of 8.7 kilometres (5+3⁄8 mi), a maximum width of 730 metres (800 yd), and a maximum depth of 56.1 m (184 ft 1 in). Its outflow is the River Crake, which drains into Morecambe Bay via the estuary of the River Leven. The lake is in the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.