Lochaber Loch

Freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Lochaber loch

Lochaber boathouse and jetty

Lochaber loch

Location| Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates| 55°00′58″N 3°41′21″W﻿ / ﻿55.016200°N 3.689200°W﻿ / 55.016200; -3.689200[1]
Type| freshwater loch
Primary outflows| Kirkgunzeon Lane[2]
Basin countries| Scotland
Max. length| 0.5 mi (0.80 km)[3]
Max. width| 0.25 mi (0.40 km)[3]
Surface area| 19.9 ha (49 acres)[1]
Average depth| 20.5 ft (6.2 m)[3]
Max. depth| 55 ft (17 m)[3]
Water volume| 47,000,000 cu ft (1,300,000 m3)[3]
Shore length1| 2.2 km (1.4 mi)[1]
Surface elevation| 91 m (299 ft)[1]
Islands| 0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lochaber Loch is a small, lowland freshwater loch that lies among steep-sided hills, approximately 4.5 mi (7.2 km) to the west of Dumfries, Scotland.[2] The loch is somewhat triangular in shape and is 0.5 mi (0.80 km) long and 0.25 mi (0.40 km) at its widest point. It has an average depth of 20.5 ft (6.2 m) and is 55 ft (17 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed[3] on 4 May 1905 by James Murray and L.W. Collett[4] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Swans, great crested grebes and ospreys can be seen on the loch. There is a bird hide on the water's edge.[5]

The loch in the Mabie Forest, which is managed by the Forestry Commission.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "Lochaber loch". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
2. ^ a b "Lochaber Loch". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Nith Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
4. ^ "Lochs Howie and Skae; Lochrutton Loch; Lochaber Loch; Loch Kindar; Loch Fleet (Vol. 5, Plate 46)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
5. ^ a b "Mabie". Forestry Commission Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.