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The loch is located at an elevation of 316 metres (1,037 ft) [2] about 2 miles (3.2 km) NE of Loch Morlich. Its length is 460 metres (1,510 ft). [1] It lies at the foot of the Eastern flanks of the Greag Nan Gall (622 m). [5] The lake is considered by geologists a good example of a morainic tarn. [6]
The two lochs together cover an area of 19.3 km 2 (7.5 sq mi) [18] but have a volume of only 0.047 km 3 (0.011 cu mi) as they are so shallow; Loch of Stenness has a maximum depth of 5.2 metres (17 ft). Although flow between the two lochs and the sea can be observed, the water levels only change slightly with the movements of the tide.
At least seven artificial bodies of water (Smeaton Lake, Pressmennan Lake, Lake Louise (within the grounds of Skibo Castle), Pitfour Lake (near Mintlaw), Hirsel Lake (near Coldstream), Cally Lake (near Gatehouse of Fleet) and the imaginatively named The Lake (in the grounds of Gordon Castle near Fochabers)) are also referred to as lakes.
The list of lakes, lochs, loughs and llyns of the United Kingdom is a link page for some large lakes of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), including lochs fully enclosed by land. Lakes in Scotland are called lochs, and in Northern Ireland loughs (pronounced the same way, i.e. (/lɒç/)). In Wales a lake is ...
Loch Morar (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Mòrair) is a freshwater loch in the Rough Bounds of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. [2] It is the fifth-largest loch by surface area in Scotland, at 26.7 km 2 (10.3 sq mi), and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles with a maximum depth of 310 m (1,017 ft). The loch was created by glacial action around ...
Duddingston Loch is a lake, or freshwater loch, in Edinburgh. It is one of the last two remaining natural lochs within the city, the other being Lochend Loch . It is situated to the south of Holyrood Park and lies southwest of the village of Duddingston .
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Loch Fada (English: Long Lake) is a loch located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay, Scotland.It extends between Kiloran and Lower Kilchattan approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) and is the largest loch on Colonsay.