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Loch of Boardhouse

Coordinates: 59°6′42″N 3°16′35″W / 59.11167°N 3.27639°W / 59.11167; -3.27639
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Loch of Boardhouse
Boardhouse loch
Loch of Boardhouse
Boardhouse Loch viewed from Ravie Hill
Loch of Boardhouse is located in Orkney Islands
Loch of Boardhouse
Loch of Boardhouse
Coordinates59°6′42″N 3°16′35″W / 59.11167°N 3.27639°W / 59.11167; -3.27639
TypeFreshwater loch
Primary inflowsBurn of Kirbuster [1]
Primary outflowsBurn of Boardhouse[2]
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length2 mi (3.2 km)[1]
Max. width0.66 mi (1.06 km)[1]
Surface area1 sq mi (2.6 km2)[1]
Average depth2 m (6.6 ft)[3]
Max. depth3.2 m (10 ft)[3]
Water volume150,000,000 cu ft (4,200,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation15 m (49 ft)[3]

The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.[4] Nearby are the Loch of Hundland and the Loch of Swannay.

The loch was surveyed[1] in 1906 by Sir John Murray and later charted[5] as part of the Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909. [6]

References

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  1. ^ 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 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Gazetteer for Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland. 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Macrophyte survey of the Loch of Boardhouse, Orkney" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. ^ "The Lochs of Orkney". Orkney Trout Fishing. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. ^ "View: Lochs of Boardhouse, Hundland and Swannay - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  6. ^ 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)