Loch Con

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Loch Con
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Fishing hut at Loch Con
Loch Con is located in Perth and Kinross
Loch Con
Loch Con
Location in Perth and Kinross
LocationNN68776792
Coordinates56°47′04″N 4°09′05″W / 56.784400°N 4.151484°W / 56.784400; -4.151484Coordinates: 56°47′04″N 4°09′05″W / 56.784400°N 4.151484°W / 56.784400; -4.151484
Typefreshwater loch
Primary outflowsAllt Con
Max. length1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface area25 ha (62 acres)[1]
Average depth3.6 ft (1.1 m)[1]
Max. depth8.8 ft (2.7 m)[1]
Water volume9,505,016 cu ft (269,152.1 m3)[1]
Shore length15 km (3.1 mi) [1]
Surface elevation413 m (1,355 ft)[1]
Islands0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Con is a small, remote, shallow, irregular shaped freshwater loch that is located in in the Perth and Kinross council area, at the edge of the Scottish Highlands.[1][2] It is directly north of Loch Errochty. Directly north of the loch at the east end is . It is the source of the Allt Con, which flows a short distance southwards past Sròn Choin to Loch Errochty.[2] At the north-east end is Loch Cruinn, a very small dam, about 100 metres wide.

See also[]

  • List of lochs in Scotland

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Loch Con". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b David M. Munro; Bruce M. Gittings; Royal Scottish Geographical Society (2006). Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-00-472466-9. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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