Loch Tilt
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| Loch Tilt | |
|---|---|
 Considered a large body of water in that part of the Grampian Mountains. The loch is not visible from the famous Glen Tilt Mounth road below. | |
  Loch Tilt | |
| Location | NN992827, Perth and Kinross |
| Coordinates | 56°55′29″N 3°39′25″W / 56.924700°N 3.656900°W |
| Type | Freshwater loch |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 0.482 km (0.300 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.321 km (0.199 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 7.5 ha (19 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 2.5 ft (0.76 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 5 ft (1.5 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 1,839,000 cu ft (52,100 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 504 m (1,654 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 54 °F (12 °C) |
| Islands | 0 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Tilt is a small mountain freshwater loch that sits at the end of Glen Tilt and is located in north-east Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1][2] Loch Tilt has a north to south orientation. Loch Tilt is located 10 miles southwest of Braemar.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Tilt. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 96. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ^ a b c d "Loch Tilt". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Loch Tilt". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
