Loch Assynt
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| Location | Sutherland, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 58°10′30″N 5°02′30″W / 58.175°N 5.04167°WCoordinates: 58°10′30″N 5°02′30″W / 58.175°N 5.04167°W |
| Lake type | natural |
| Primary outflows | Inver river |
| Catchment area | 69 km² |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 10 km |
| Max. width | 1 km |
| Surface area | 800 ha |
| Max. depth | 86 m |
| Water volume | 247.2 hm3 |
| Surface elevation | 66 m |
Loch Assynt (Loch Asaint in Scottish Gaelic) is a freshwater loch in Sutherland, Scotland, 8 km ENE of Lochinver.
Situated in a spectacular setting between the heights of Canisp, Quinag and Beinn Uidhe, it receives the outflow from Lochs Awe, Maol a' Choire, and Leitir Easaich. It discharges into the sea at Loch Inver, via the river Inver. The general trend of the loch is west-north-west and east-south-east, while the western end bends sharply at Loch Assynt lodge to the south-west.[1]
The loch is 9.65 kilometres (6.0 mi) miles long, and about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) in maximum breadth. The total area is approximately 800 hectares (1,977 acres) and its drainage basin is over 111 square kilometres (43 sq mi). The total volume of water contained in the loch is estimated at 247,231,697 cubic metres (8.730904983×109 cu ft) and the maximum depth is 86 metres (282 ft).[1]
There is excellent fishing for trout, sea-trout, and salmon. Ardvreck Castle, once held by the MacLeods and Mackenzies, occupies a promontory on the north shore, west of Inchnadamph.
The elevation of the loch's surface above sea level varies with the levels of rainfall but has been measured as 65.55 metres (215.1 ft).[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Inver Basin" Page 149, Volume II, Part I. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ Murray and Pullar (1910) "Lochs of the Inver Basin" Page 150, Volume II, Part I. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
[edit] References
- Murray, Sir John and Pullar, Laurence (1910) Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909. London; Challenger Office.
- This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2007-06-22 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
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