Loch a' Bhainne explained

Loch a' Bhainne
Pushpin Map:Scotland Highland
Location:Highland, Scotland
Coords:57.2117°N -4.7132°W[1]
Type:freshwater loch
Inflow:Mam a Croisg
Outflow:Allt a' Bhainne
Basin Countries:Scotland
Length:0.33miles[2]
Width:0.25miles
Area:2.9ha
Depth:10feet
Max-Depth:28feet
Volume:14000000ft3
Shore:0.6km (00.4miles)
Elevation:308m (1,010feet)
Islands:0

Loch a' Bhainne is a small, upland freshwater loch approximately 2miles north of the east end of Loch Garry and 3.5miles north-west of Invergarry in the Scottish Highlands. The loch is roughly triangular in shape with a perimeter of 0.6km (00.4miles). It is approximately 0.33miles long, has an average depth of 10feet and is 28feet at its deepest. The loch was surveyed in 1903 by James Murray[3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loch a' Bhainne. . British lakes . British Lakes. 25 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Ness Basin. . 25 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Lochs Lundie & a' Bhainne (Vol. 4, Plate 96 - Mylar sheet 21). National Library of Scotland. 25 June 2016.