Loch Awe | |
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Loch Obha (Scottish Gaelic) | |
Location | Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°17′52″N 5°14′06″W / 56.29778°N 5.23500°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | River Orchy, Kames River |
Primary outflows | River Awe |
Catchment area | 840 km2 (320 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 41 km (25 mi) |
Max. width | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
Surface area | 38.5 km2 (14.9 sq mi) |
Average depth | 32 m (105 ft) |
Max. depth | 93.6 m (307 ft) |
Water volume | 1.2 km3 (0.29 cu mi) |
Residence time | 0.7 year |
Shore length1 | 129 km (80 mi) |
Surface elevation | 36.2 m (119 ft) |
Islands | Innis Chonnell, Inishail, Innis Chonain |
Settlements | Lochawe |
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.