| Loch Freuchie | |
|---|---|
 Loch a' Mhuilinn and Loch Freuchie from a pinnacle below the summit of Creag Grianain. | |
  Loch Freuchie | |
| Location | NN86433773 |
| Coordinates | 56°31′04″N 3°50′54″W / 56.51789856°N 3.84823699°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | River Quaich |
| Primary outflows | River Quaich to River Braan |
| Catchment area | 6,067 ha (14,990 acres) |
| Max. length | 2.8163 km (1.7500 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.80 km (0.50 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 139 ha (340 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 23 ft (7.0 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 62 ft (19 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 344,329,583 cu ft (9,750,328.0 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 7 km (4.3 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 264 m (866 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 58.6 °F (14.8 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 49.4 °F (9.7 °C) |
| Islands | 0 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Freuchie, also known as Fraoch, the heatherly loch, is a large freshwater loch on a north-west to south-east orientation, within Glen Quaich in Perth and Kinross. The loch is located 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Amulree and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) southeast of Kenmore.[3][1][2]
- ^ 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. 113. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch Freuchie". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Freuchie, Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
