Loch Achilty
A lake in Ross-shire, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loch Achilty is a large deep picturesque lowland freshwater loch set within a sloping birch and oakwood forest, located near Contin[3][2] in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands of Scotland. Loch Achilty is notable for having no outflow. It has been assumed that the loch discharges its surplus water via an underground tunnel into the River Rosay (now known as the Black Water[4]) that eventually flows into the larger River Conon.[5]
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Loch Achilty | |
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Coordinates | 57.572700°N 4.621700°W / 57.572700; -4.621700 |
Type | freshwater loch |
Max. length | 4,500 ft (1,400 m) |
Max. width | 1,350 ft (410 m) |
Surface area | 57.1 ha (141 acres)[1] |
Average depth | 51.75 ft (15.77 m) |
Max. depth | 119 ft (36 m) |
Water volume | 332,000,000 cubic feet (9,400,000 m3)[2] |
Shore length1 | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) |
Surface elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Islands | Three islands. |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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