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Hoglinns Water

Coordinates: 58°48′08″N 3°18′01″W / 58.80222°N 3.30028°W / 58.80222; -3.30028
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Hoglinns Water
Hoglinns Water
Hoglinns Water is located in Orkney Islands
Hoglinns Water
Hoglinns Water
LocationHoy, Orkney, Scotland
Coordinates58°48′08″N 3°18′01″W / 58.80222°N 3.30028°W / 58.80222; -3.30028[1]
TypeFreshwater loch
Primary outflowsHoglinns Burn
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length0.33 mi (0.53 km)[2]
Max. width0.2 mi (0.32 km)[2]
Surface area63 ha (0.24 sq mi)[1]
Average depth26 ft (7.9 m)[2]
Max. depth57 ft (17 m)[2]
Water volume44,000,000 cu ft (1,200,000 m3)[2]
Shore length11.6 km (0.99 mi)[1]
Surface elevation98 m (322 ft)[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Hoglinns Water is a small freshwater loch in the south of the island of Hoy, Orkney. It drains in to Heldale Water via Hoglinns Burn. The loch was surveyed[2] in 1906 by Sir John Murray and later charted[3] as part of the Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909. [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Hoglinns Water". British Lakes. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Orkney". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Muckle & Peerie Waters; Loch of Skaill; Hoglinns Water - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. ^ Murray, John; Pullar, Laurence (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland during the years 1897 to 1909: report on scientific results. Edinburgh.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)