Loch Lurgainn
| Loch Lurgainn | |
|---|---|
 Loch Lurgainn | |
  Loch Lurgainn Location in Wester Ross | |
| Location | NC11130889 |
| Coordinates | 58°01′17″N 5°10′34″W / 58.0214°N 5.1760°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Max. length | 4.8 km (3.0 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 1.6 km (0.99 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 322 ha (800 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 61 ft (19 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 155 ft (47 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 16,237,602,958 cu ft (459,797,712.0 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 19 km (12 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 56 m (184 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 56.1 °F (13.4 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 50.3 °F (10.2 °C) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Lurgainn is a large remote and deep freshwater loch with a crescent shape with its concave side turned to the south.[1] It is located in the Coigach area in Lochbroom, Wester Ross.[1][2] Loch Lurgainn is located 8 miles south of Ullapool[3] and two miles south of Loch Sionascaig and is 3.5 miles southeast of Enard Bay.[1]
Geography
Loch Lurgainn is one of three lochs that extend on generally western direction[4] and drains the loch in Enard Bay. The first of these is Loch Bad na h-Achlaise, a small lochan that drains into Loch Bad A' Ghaill in turn into the large Loch Osgaig, which drains through an unamed river into the small Garvie Bay
The three lochs are contained in a long valley that is bounded by a series of peaks consisting of large hills and mountains with associated ridges. At the western edge of the loch is the mountain Cùl Beag at 769 m. At the southern, flanking the loch is Sgòrr Tuath, a hill at 587.5m. Moving west along the loch at its mid-section, and to the north is the mountain of Stac Pollaidh. As you move towards the sea, there is a ridge with the small peak of Meall Doire an t-Sidhein at 181m that gets progessively shallower as you approach Enard Bay.
Fishing and walking
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Polly Basin Volume II – Loch Lurgainn. p. 172. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch Sionascaig". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Lurgainn". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Sandison, Bruce (1997). Trout & Salmon Rivers and Lochs of Scotland. Ludlow: Stackpole Books. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-873674-31-4.