Semerwater
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Semerwater () is the second largest natural lake in North Yorkshire, England, after Malham Tarn. It is half a mile (800 m) long, covers 100 acres (0.40 km2) and lies in Raydale, opposite the River Bain within Yorkshire Dales National Park. A private pay and display parking area is at the foot of the lake.
Semerwater attracts canoers, windsurfers, yachtsmen and fishermen. There are three small settlements nearby:
The Semerwater Stomp is an annual 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) run using part of the Dales Way and the footpaths leading down to the lake.
Semerwater was the subject of a number of sketches and paintings by the artist J. M. W. Turner.
Semerwater is a pleonastic place name. The name, first recorded in 1153, derives from the Old English elements sæ 'lake', mere 'lake' and water. The form "Lake Semerwater" introduces a fourth element with the same meaning: 'Lake LakeLakeLake'.
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