Loch of Clunie
Loch of Clunie | |
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![]() Loch of Clunie. The island on the right (which is thought to be man made) contains the ruins of Clunie Castle. | |
![]() ![]() Loch of Clunie | |
Location | NO063781 |
Coordinates | 56°34′52″N 3°26′37″W / 56.5810°N 3.4436°WCoordinates: 56°34′52″N 3°26′37″W / 56.5810°N 3.4436°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | |
Primary outflows | |
Max. length | 410 m (1,350 ft)[1] |
Max. width | 205 m (673 ft)[1] |
Surface area | 50.6 ha (125 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 8.8 m (29 ft)[1] |
Max. depth | 21 m (69 ft)[1] |
Water volume | 4,821,400 m3 (170,265,000 cu ft)[1] |
Shore length1 | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 47 m (154 ft)[2] |
Max. temperature | 16.8 °C (62.3 °F) |
Min. temperature | 8.4 °C (47.2 °F) |
Islands | 1 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch of Clunie is a large lowland freshwater loch that is located 2 miles (3 km) west of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ 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 of Clunie. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 103. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch of Clunie". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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- Freshwater lochs of Scotland
- Lochs of Perth and Kinross
- Tay catchment