Loch of Boardhouse

Freshwater loch in Scotland

Loch of Boardhouse

Boardhouse loch

Boardhouse Loch viewed from Ravie Hill

Loch of Boardhouse

Coordinates| 59°6′42″N 3°16′35″W﻿ / ﻿59.11167°N 3.27639°W﻿ / 59.11167; -3.27639
Type| Freshwater loch
Primary inflows| Burn of Kirbuster [1]
Primary outflows| Burn of Boardhouse[2]
Basin countries| Scotland
Max. length| 2 mi (3.2 km)[1]
Max. width| 0.66 mi (1.06 km)[1]
Surface area| 1 sq mi (2.6 km2)[1]
Average depth| 2 m (6.6 ft)[3]
Max. depth| 3.2 m (10 ft)[3]
Water volume| 150,000,000 cu ft (4,200,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation| 15 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[edit]

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)