Loch Garbhaig, Letterewe Forest
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Loch Garbhaig | |
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![]() View north from Slioch with Loch Garbhaig in the foreground and Lochan Fada in the distance. | |
Location | NH00137054 |
Coordinates | 57°40′48″N 5°21′13″W / 57.68°N 5.3536°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 1.8 km (1.1 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 632 ha (1,560 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 35.4 ft (10.8 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 92.8 ft (28.3 m)[1] |
Water volume | 230,532,625.8 cu ft (6,527,957.00 m3)[1] |
Shore length1 | 6 km (3.7 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft)[2] |
Max. temperature | 51.5 °F (10.8 °C) |
Min. temperature | 44.1 °F (6.7 °C) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Garbhaig is a small remote shallow freshwater loch that lies underneath the northern cliffs of the mountain Slioch and is located between Loch Maree and Lochan Fada in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.[1][2] Loch Garbhaig drains into Loch Maree through River Abhainn na Fùirneis.
References
- ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Ewe Basin Volume II – Loch Garbhaig. p. 221.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch Garbhaig". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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