Loch Leitir Easaidh

Loch Leitir Easaidh
Loch Leitir Easaidh at dusk
Loch Leitir Easaidh is located in Sutherland
Loch Leitir Easaidh
Loch Leitir Easaidh
LocationNC16802657
Coordinates58°11′23″N 5°07′05″W / 58.18980026°N 5.11801710°W / 58.18980026; -5.11801710
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsunnamed burns flow from Loch na h-Innse Fraoich in the southeast and Loch Bad a' Chigean from the northeast.
Primary outflowsunnamed burn flows from Loch Leitir Easaidh at the eastern end into Loch Assynt
Max. length0.804672 km (0.500000 mi)[1]
Max. width0.643738 km (0.400000 mi)[1]
Surface area19 ha (47 acres)[2]
Average depth20.00 ft (6.10 m)[1]
Max. depth69.88 ft (21.30 m)[1]
Water volume423,213,862 cu ft (11,984,082.0 m3)[1]
Shore length13 km (1.9 mi) [2]
Surface elevation67 m (220 ft)[2]
Max. temperature53.5 °F (11.9 °C)
Min. temperature42.0 °F (5.6 °C)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Leitir Easaidh is a small shallow irregular shaped freshwater lochan that flows directly into the northwestern end of Loch Assynt in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland.[2][1] The loch is located in an area along with neighbouring Coigach, as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area,[3] one of 40 such areas in Scotland.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Leitir Easaidh. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 151. Retrieved 13 April 2021.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch Leitir Easaidh". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area". NatureScot. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ "National Scenic Areas". NatureScot. Retrieved 2 October 2020.