Loch Assynt
Loch Assynt is a loch in Sutherland in the Highland Council Area in northern Scotland.[1][2]
Loch Assynt | |
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Location | Sutherland, Scotland |
Type | loch |
Primary outflows | Inver river |
Catchment area | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Max. length | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Max. width | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
Surface area | 800 ha (2,000 acres) |
Max. depth | 86 m (282 ft) |
Water volume | 247.2 hm3 (200,400 acre·ft) |
Surface elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
Loch Assynt Media
A Faroese stamp depicting the capture of a seal woman
Bathymetrical Survey of Loch Assynt by Laurence Pullar, 1885
The western end of Loch Assynt with Quinag in the distance
Loch Assynt from Cnoc an Lochain Fheoir
References
- ↑ "#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
- ↑ "Loch Assynt · Lairg, UK". Loch Assynt · Lairg, UK. Retrieved 2022-09-04.