Bassenthwaite Lake Bassenthwaite Lake Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest water bodies in the English Lake District. It is long and narrow, approximately long and wide, but is also extremely shallow, with a maximum depth of about . It is the only body of water in the Lake District to use the word ""lake"" in its name, all the others being ""waters"" (for example, Derwentwater), ""meres"" (for example, Windermere) or ""tarns"" (for example, Dock Tarn). It is fed by, and drains into, the River Derwent. The lake lies at the foot of Skiddaw, near the town of Keswick. Some maps dating
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve be climbed by visitors, and a reconstructed covered bridge round out the list of forest preserve attractions. The nearest limited-access highway exit to the park is Exit #172 on Interstate 74, near Mahomet. Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve is a county park of in size, located adjacent to Lake of the Woods, Illinois, USA. It is operated by the Champaign County Forest Preserve District, a governmental agency of Champaign County, Illinois, and the forest preserve district has built their headquarters in the park. The forest preserve is the host site of the "Museum