Loch a' Ghille Ghobaich

Freshwater loch

56°58′56″N 5°48′39″W / 56.9823°N 5.8109°W / 56.9823; -5.8109Typefreshwater lochMax. length4.29 km (2.67 mi)Max. width0.30 km (0.19 mi)Surface area25 ha (62 acres)[1]Average depth17.4 ft (5.3 m)[1]Water volume46,362,330.49 cu ft (1,312,835.000 m3)[1]Shore length14 km (2.5 mi) [1]Surface elevation66 m (217 ft)[1]Islands71 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch a' Ghille Ghobaich (loch of the meddlesome or gossiping ghillie) is a large irregular shaped freshwater hill loch,[2] situated on a north-south orientation, that lies about a half-mile north of the west-end of Loch Morar and is south-by-southeast of Mallaig in the Lochaber district of Scotland.[1] The loch is also occasionally known as Loch a' Ghille Ghobhaich.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Loch a Ghille Ghobaich". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ Sandison, Bruce (15 February 2011). Rivers and Lochs of Scotland: The Angler's Complete Guide. Black & White Publishing. p. 508. ISBN 978-1-84502-520-5.