Loch Awe

Loch Awe
Loch Obha (Scottish Gaelic)
A lake surrounded by hills and trees
Loch Awe, Argyll & Bute
Loch Awe is located in Argyll and Bute
Loch Awe
Loch Awe
Location within Argyll and Bute
LocationArgyll and Bute, Scotland
Coordinates56°17′52″N 5°14′06″W / 56.29778°N 5.23500°W / 56.29778; -5.23500
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsRiver Orchy, Kames River
Primary outflowsRiver Awe
Catchment area840 km2 (320 sq mi)
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length41 km (25 mi)
Max. width1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area38.5 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Average depth32 m (105 ft)
Max. depth93.6 m (307 ft)
Water volume1.2 km3 (0.29 cu mi)
Residence time0.7 year
Shore length1129 km (80 mi)
Surface elevation36.2 m (119 ft)
IslandsInnis Chonnell, Inishail, Innis Chonain
SettlementsLochawe
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Awe (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha; also sometimes anglicised as Lochawe, Lochaw, or Lochow) is a large body of freshwater in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.