Kielder Water

Etymology: Kielder was a river name, likely connected to Calder, and Brittonic origin, with caleto-/ā meaning hard, and duβr meaning water.

Size: 10.294km² [1]

Type: Reservoir

Volume: 200 billion litres

Islands:

• 1 (Kielder Water)

• 3 (Bakethin Reservoir; Artificial) [2]

Regions:

• North East

Counties:

• Northumberland

Quick Trivia:

• Kielder Water is the largest artificial lake and second largest lake in the United Kingdom.

Largest artificial lake in the United Kingdom.

Streams

• Bakethin Reservoir

• Cranecleugh Burn

• Hawkhirst Burn

• Hen Sike

• Kielder Burn

• Lewis Burn

• Little Whickhope Burn

• Mounces Burn

• Otterstonelee Burn

• Pot Burn

• River North Tyne