Lodore Falls
Encyclopedia
Lodore Falls is a waterfall in Cumbria
, England
, close to Derwent Water
and downstream from Watendlath
. The falls are located on the beck that flows from Watendlath Tarn, and tumble more than 100 feet (30.5 m) over a steep cascade into the Borrowdale
Valley. Despite that it is spectacular in the rainy season, however; it can dry to a trickle throughout summer.
A famous onomatopoeic poem, Cataract of Lodore
, written by Robert Southey
in 1820, was inspired by the falls.
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, close to Derwent Water
Derwent Water
Derwentwater is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria....
and downstream from Watendlath
Watendlath
Watendlath is a hamlet and tarn in Cumbria in England.Watendlath is owned by the National Trust and sits high between the Borrowdale and Thirlmere valleys at above sea level.- Watendlath Tarn:...
. The falls are located on the beck that flows from Watendlath Tarn, and tumble more than 100 feet (30.5 m) over a steep cascade into the Borrowdale
Borrowdale
Borrowdale is a valley and civil parish in the English Lake District in the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria, England.Borrowdale lies within the historic county boundaries of Cumberland, and is sometimes referred to as Cumberland Borrowdale in order to distinguish it from another Borrowdale in the...
Valley. Despite that it is spectacular in the rainy season, however; it can dry to a trickle throughout summer.
A famous onomatopoeic poem, Cataract of Lodore
Cataract of Lodore
"The Cataract of Lodore" is a poem written in 1820 by the English poet Robert Southey which describes the Lodore Falls on the Watendlath Beck just above Derwent Water in Cumbria, England. The poem is a masterpiece of onomatopoeia, employing some of the most clever and evocative language ever used...
, written by Robert Southey
Robert Southey
Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843...
in 1820, was inspired by the falls.