Loch of Boardhouse explained

Loch of Boardhouse
Other Name:	Boardhouse loch
Pushpin Map:	Scotland Orkney
Coords:	59.1117°N -3.2764°W
Type:	Freshwater loch
Inflow:	Burn of Kirbuster
Outflow:	Burn of Boardhouse^[1]
Basin Countries:	Scotland
Length:	2miles
Width:	0.66miles
Area:	1mi2
Depth:	2m (07feet)^[2]
Max-Depth:	3.2m (10.5feet)
Volume:	150000000ft3
Elevation:	15m (49feet)

The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.^[3] Nearby are the Loch of Hundland and the Loch of Swannay.

The loch was surveyed^[4] in 1906 by Sir John Murray and later charted^[5] as part of the Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gazetteer for Scotland. . 2013. Gazetteer for Scotland. 2013-07-27.
2. Web site: Macrophyte survey of the Loch of Boardhouse, Orkney. . 2004. Scottish Natural Heritage. 2013-07-27.
3. Web site: The Lochs of Orkney. . Orkney Trout Fishing. 2013-10-26.
4. Web site: Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Orkney. . National Library of Scotland. 2013-07-27.
5. Web site: View: Lochs of Boardhouse, Hundland and Swannay - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland . maps.nls.uk . 2013-07-27.
6. Book: Murray. John. John Murray (oceanographer). Pullar. Laurence. Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland during the years 1897 to 1909: report on scientific results. 1910 . Edinburgh .