Loch Lundie

Loch Lundie
Loch Lundie
Loch Lundie
Loch Lundie is located in Highland
Loch Lundie
Loch Lundie
LocationHighland, Scotland
Coordinates57°05′29″N 4°48′50″W / 57.091500°N 4.814000°W / 57.091500; -4.814000[1]
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsAllt Lundie[2]
Primary outflowsAldernaig Burn[2]
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length0.75 mi (1.21 km)[2]
Max. width0.33 mi (0.53 km)[2]
Surface area44.1 ha (109 acres)[1]
Average depth40 ft (12 m)[2]
Max. depth54 ft (16 m)[2]
Water volume78,000,000 cu ft (2,200,000 m3)[2]
Shore length15.5 km (3.4 mi)[1]
Surface elevation137 m (449 ft)[1]
Islands2[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Lundie is a small, lowland freshwater loch in Glen Garry, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of Invergarry in the Scottish Highlands. The loch is irregular in shape with a perimeter of 0.9 km (0.56 mi). It is approximately 0.75 mi (1.21 km) long, has an average depth of 40 ft (12 m) and is 54 ft (16 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed[2] in 1903 by Sir John Murray and James Murray[3] as part of the Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Loch Lundie, Highland". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Ness Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Lochs Lundie & a' Bhainne (Vol. 4, Plate 96 - Mylar sheet 21)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2016.