Talkin Tarn- Cumbria, England
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N 54° 55.066 W 002° 42.804
30U E 518371 N 6085677
Talkin Tarn is a glacial lake and country park near Brampton, Cumbria, England. The lake is a kettle hole lake, formed 10,000 years ago by mass glacial action.
Waymark Code: WM16702
Location: North West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 05/22/2022
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Talkin Tarn - A kettle (also known as a kettle lake, kettle hole, or pothole) is a depression/hole in an outwash plain formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters. The kettles are formed as a result of blocks of dead ice left behind by retreating glaciers, which become surrounded by sediment deposited by meltwater streams as there is increased friction.[1] The ice becomes buried in the sediment and when the ice melts, a depression is left called a kettle hole, creating a dimpled appearance on the outwash plain. Lakes often fill these kettles; these are called kettle hole lakes. Another source is the sudden drainage of an ice-dammed lake. When the block melts, the hole it leaves behind is a kettle. As the ice melts, ramparts can form around the edge of the kettle hole. The lakes that fill these holes are seldom more than 10 m (33 ft) deep and eventually fill with sediment.
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Lake Type: Glacial lake
Coordinates location: Optional parking location
Parking / trail head: N 54° 55.487 W 002° 42.690
Website: [Web Link]
Max. Length: Not listed
Max. Width: Not listed
Max. Depth: Not listed
Surface area: Not listed
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