Long Loch | |
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Long Loch of Lundie | |
Location | NO28983879 |
Coordinates | 56°32′09″N 3°09′23″W / 56.5358°N 3.1563°W |
Type | Freshwater loch |
Etymology | Mesotrophic |
Max. length | 1.2 km (0.75 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 29 ha (72 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 10 ft (3.0 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 42 ft (13 m)[1] |
Water volume | 31,893,000 cu ft (903,100 m3)[1] |
Shore length1 | 3 km (1.9 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 233 m (764 ft)[2] |
Max. temperature | 58.4 °F (14.7 °C) |
Min. temperature | 53.2 °F (11.8 °C) |
Islands | 0 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Long Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch within the Sidlaw Hills in Angus.[3] It is 1.8 miles south of the village of Newtyle, three miles east-south-east of Coupar Angus and 2 miles directly north of Lundie.[4] It is peculiar in shape, resembling a dog's body without legs and is on a north-east to south-west orientation.[1][2][3]