Loch Davan

Loch Davan
Dawn at Loch Davan
Dawn at Loch Davan
Loch Davan is located in Aberdeenshire
Loch Davan
Loch Davan
LocationGrampian, Scotland
Coordinates57°5′40″N 2°55′23″W / 57.09444°N 2.92306°W / 57.09444; -2.92306[1]
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsRed Burn and Logie Burn[2]
Primary outflowsMonandavan Burn [2]
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length0.75 mi (1.21 km)[3]
Max. width0.33 mi (0.53 km)[3]
Surface area42.2 ha (104 acres)[1]
Average depth4 ft (1.2 m)[3]
Max. depth9 ft (2.7 m)[3]
Water volume25,000,000 cu ft (710,000 m3)[3]
Shore length13.3 km (2.1 mi)[1]
Surface elevation167 m (548 ft)[1]
Islands0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Davan is a small, triangular, freshwater loch approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Ballater, Scotland and lying immediately north of Loch Kinord. It is approximately 0.75 mi (1.21 km) in length and was formed from a glacial kettle hole.[2][4] The loch sits within the Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Loch Davan". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "The story of Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scotland's National Nature Reserves. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Dee (Aberdeen) Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Davan, Loch". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.