High Water Marker - Ambleside Pier - Waterhead, Cumbria, England, UK. - High Level Marks on Waymarking.com

The high water level marker is located on the wall inside the Ambleside Pier Head building in Waterhead on Lake Windermere in the Lake District.

"Windermere Lake ends a mile short of Ambleside at Waterhead, and can come as a shock to boat passengers expecting to be in the town. Crowded around the bay are boats, hotels, cafes, tourist shops, and places selling food for the ducks and swans.
Steamers and launches sail daily throughout the year between here and Bowness, about halfway down the 12 mile length of the lake, and Lakeside at the far end." (visit link)

The yellow marker plaque is inscribed as follows;
'Highest Recorded
Lake Level
a red line and arrow marker
19th November 2009'

An board situated on the wall above gives the following information;
'In November 2009, Cumbria experienced some of it's heaviest rainfall for over 30 years. In just 48 hours, the level of Windermere rose by over 7feet (2.1 metres), devastating many of the businesses and homes around the shoreline.
Just below this notice is a high water marker. indicating the highest-level that Windermere has ever reached.'

Image 4 at the following link shows Ambleside Pier in the 2009 floods. (visit link)

Natural or man made event?: Natural What type of marker?: Wall plaque When did this occur?: 19th November 2009 Website related to the event..: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.

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