Yorkshire Dales Tarns

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We love swimming in tarns. As pretty intrepid swimmers we swim
wherever it looks clean and deep enough to do so. We would love to
learn of any Dales tarns --especially in secluded places-- that are
good for swimming. Those we have sought out so far have been
disappointingly muddy,shallow and weedy unlike many in the Lake
District.With thanks for any tips on unmuddy, deeper and unweedy Dales
tarns!

There are some nice underwater swims in the potholes. ;-)
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On 19 May, 09:07, badgerbrockhurst <[email hidden]>

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We love swimming in tarns. As pretty intrepid swimmers we swim
wherever it looks clean and deep enough to do so. We would love to
learn of any Dales tarns --especially in secluded places-- that are
good for swimming. Those we have sought out so far have been
disappointingly muddy,shallow and weedy unlike many in the Lake
District.With thanks for any tips on unmuddy, deeper and unweedy Dales
tarns!

I was taught that a tarn is a lake in a cwm or corrie, of which I can
think of none in the Dales. If you are just looking for lakes in the
hills then most of them are surrounded by marsh and bog, so they are
bound to be muddy, shallow and weedy. Methinks, your expectations are
too high and you are just looking in the wrong place for the sort of
thing you want.

Nick W.

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On 19 May, 09:07, badgerbrockhurst <[email hidden]>

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We love swimming in tarns. As pretty intrepid swimmers we swim
wherever it looks clean and deep enough to do so. We would love to
learn of any Dales tarns.

I was taught that a tarn is a lake in a cwm or corrie, of which I can
think of none in the Dales. If you are just looking for lakes in the
hills then most of them are surrounded by marsh and bog, so they are
bound to be muddy, shallow and weedy. Methinks, your expectations are
too high and you are just looking in the wrong place for the sort of
thing you want.

Given the underlying geology almost certainly the wrong place to go
looking for lakes. River pools are more likely, but even they can be
hard to find especially in a dry spell. This is the Dee in Dentdale in
July 2003 http://www.p-t-cook.freeserve.co.uk/temp/IMG_0442.jpg

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I was taught that a tarn is a lake in a cwm or corrie, of which I can
think of none in the Dales.

Erm ...

Malham Tarn

On Mon, 21 May 2007 13:27:01 +0100, "Bernard"
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I have seen kids paddling in Semmerwater, a sort of cwm, but I don't think
Yorkshire has a word for that ;-)
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I was taught that a tarn is a lake in a cwm or corrie, of which I can
think of none in the Dales.

Erm ...

Malham Tarn

At least 20 tarns in the dales;-)

http://www.walkingenglishman.com/dalesguide/tarns/master.htm
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