Semerwater (/ˈsɛmər-/) 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. 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:
Stalling Busk
Countersett
Marsett
Semerwater was the subject of a number of sketches and paintings by the artist J. M. W. Turner.[2]
Semerwater is a pleonastic place name. The name, first recorded in 1153, derives from the Old English elements sæ 'lake', mere 'lake' and water.[3] The form "Lake Semerwater" introduces a fourth element with the same meaning.
The lake is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, first notified in 1975.[4]
Semerwater and surrounding area shown on an OS map, 1960 (scale of 1:25,000)
^"Semerwater". British Waters. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^Tate website
^Watts, Victor, ed. (2010), "Semer Water", The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names, Cambridge University Press
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