| Lake of Menteith | |
|---|---|
 Looking towards Port of Menteith | |
  Lake of Menteith | |
| Coordinates | 56°10′28″N 4°17′32″W / 56.1744°N 4.2921°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary outflows | River Forth |
| Max. length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 1.6 km (1 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 252 ha (620 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 6.02 m (19.75 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 23 m (77 ft)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 9.7 km (6.0 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 18 m (59 ft)[2] |
| Islands | Inchmahome, Dog Isle, Inch Talla |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Lake of Menteith, also known as Loch Inchmahome (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig), is a loch in Scotland located on the Carse of Stirling (the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers Forth and Teith, upstream from Stirling).[1][2]
- ^ a b c d e John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Forth Basin Volume II - Lake of Menteith. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 16. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Lake of Menteith". British Lakes. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
