Loch a' Bhainne is a small, upland freshwater loch approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the east end of Loch Garry and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-west of Invergarry in the Scottish Highlands. The loch is roughly triangular in shape with a perimeter of 0.6 km (0.37 mi). It is approximately 0.33 mi (0.53 km) long, has an average depth of 10 ft (3.0 m) and is 28 ft (8.5 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed[2] in 1903 by James Murray[3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
| Loch a' Bhainne | |
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  Loch a' Bhainne | |
| Location | Highland, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°12′42″N 4°42′48″W / 57.211700°N 4.713200°W[1] |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | Mam a Croisg [2] |
| Primary outflows | Allt a' Bhainne[2] |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 0.33 mi (0.53 km)[2] |
| Max. width | 0.25 mi (0.40 km)[2] |
| Surface area | 2.9 ha (7.2 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 10 ft (3.0 m)[2] |
| Max. depth | 28 ft (8.5 m)[2] |
| Water volume | 14,000,000 cu ft (400,000 m3)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 0.6 km (0.37 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft)[1] |
| Islands | 0[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Loch a' Bhainne". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lochs Lundie & a' Bhainne (Vol. 4, Plate 96 - Mylar sheet 21)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
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