Loch Fender

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Loch Fender
A lake with grass growing up through the water
Meall Dearg rises above the loch 1 Km away.
Loch Fender is located in Perth and Kinross
Loch Fender
Loch Fender
LocationNN87904131
Coordinates56°33′01″N 3°49′30″W / 56.55039978°N 3.82493972°W / 56.55039978; -3.82493972Coordinates: 56°33′01″N 3°49′30″W / 56.55039978°N 3.82493972°W / 56.55039978; -3.82493972
Typefreshwater loch
Max. length0.48 km (0.30 mi)[1]
Max. width0.40 km (0.25 mi)[1]
Surface area9 ha (22 acres)[2]
Average depth31.82 ft (9.70 m)[1]
Max. depth78 ft (24 m)[1]
Water volume30,998,000 cu ft (877,800 m3)[1]
Shore length11 km (0.62 mi) [2]
Surface elevation578 m (1,896 ft)[2]
Max. temperature42.4 °F (5.8 °C)
Min. temperature36 °F (2 °C)
Islands0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Fender is a small irregular shaped freshwater loch that lies to the north of Loch Freuchie and three miles south-south-east of Amulree and 2 and a half miles from southeast from Milton in Perth and Kinross. For its size it is very deep.[3][1][2]

Geography[]

Loch Fender lies midway between Glen Quaich and in a bowl formed between two small hills, at the top of Glen Fender.

See also[]

  • List of lochs in Scotland

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II – Loch Freuchie. National Library of Scotland. p. 115. Retrieved 10 October 2019.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch Fender". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Fender, Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
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