Dockey Tarn
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| Dockey Tarn | |
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 Dockey Tarn in 2012 | |
  Dockey Tarn | |
| Location | Cumbria, England |
| Coordinates | 54°27′25″N 2°59′56″W / 54.4569°N 2.9989°W |
| Type | Lake |
| Surface elevation | 379.3 metres (1,244 ft) |
Dockey Tarn is a small lake in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England. It is located at a height of 379.3 m (1,244 ft), on the west slope below the ridge from Nab Scar to Heron Pike, about 700 m (2,300 ft) south-east of Alcock Tarn, and about 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Grasmere.[1] It has been said to be one of the smallest tarns in the Lake District which is named on Ordnance Survey maps; it does not appear on their maps at 1:50,000 scale[2] but is marked and named on their 1:25,000 maps.[3]
A visitor in 2018 reported that the tarn had at that time dried up completely.[4]
The name of the tarn appeared in a 1749 document spelled "Dockrey Tarn", and is believed to derive from the local family surname Dockray.[5]