Loch a' Ghobhainn

Loch a' Ghobhainn
Loch a' Ghobhainn
Location Wester Ross, Highlands Scotland
Coordinates 57°37′50″N 5°35′50″W / 57.6305°N 5.5971°W / 57.6305; -5.5971Coordinates: 57°37′50″N 5°35′50″W / 57.6305°N 5.5971°W / 57.6305; -5.5971[1]
Type freshwater loch
Basin countries Scotland
Max. length 0.75 mi (1.21 km)[2]
Max. width 0.3 mi (0.48 km)[2]
Surface area 108.7 ha (269 acres)[1]
Average depth 12.5 ft (3.8 m)[2]
Max. depth 28 ft (8.5 m)[2]
Water volume 54,000,000 cu ft (1,500,000 m3)[2]
Shore length1 3.1 km (1.9 mi)[1]
Surface elevation 308 m (1,010 ft)[1]
Islands 2[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch a' Ghobhainn is an upland freshwater loch lying inland and south west of the village of Shieldaig in the Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular, somewhat elliptical shape with a perimeter of 3.1 km (1.9 mi). It is approximately 0.75 mi (1.21 km) long, has an average depth of 12.5 ft (3.8 m) and is 28 ft (8.5 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed[2] on 8 August 1902 by T.N. Johnston and John Hewitt and later charted[3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

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