Loch Dochard Explained

Loch Dochard
Pushpin Map:Scotland Argyll and Bute
Location:Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Coords:56.5358°N -4.9074°W[1]
Type:freshwater loch
Basin Countries:Scotland
Length:0.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on[2]
Width:0.3abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Area:35.9ha
Depth:12abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Max-Depth:42abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Volume:54000000abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Shore:5.7km (03.5miles)
Elevation:221m (725feet)
Islands:1

Loch Dochard is an upland freshwater loch lying approximately 6km (04miles) west of Bridge of Orchy in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular shape with a perimeter of 3km (02miles). It is approximately 0.66abbr=onNaNabbr=on long, has an average depth of 12abbr=onNaNabbr=on and is 42abbr=onNaNabbr=on at its deepest. The loch was surveyed on 18 May 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted[3] as part of his Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loch Dochard. . British lakes . British Lakes. 12 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Etive Basin. . 12 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Loch Dochard (Vol. 6, Plate 127), Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909. National Library of Scotland. 12 June 2016.