Loch Kinord

Loch Kinord
Loch Kinnord,[1] Loch Ceander,[2] Loch Cannor[3]
A rowing boat on an inlet ova lake surrounded by trees
Loch Kinord is located in Aberdeenshire
Loch Kinord
Loch Kinord
LocationAberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates57°4′54″N 2°55′22″W / 57.08167°N 2.92278°W / 57.08167; -2.92278
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsVat Burn[4]
Primary outflowsRiver Dee
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length1 mi (1.6 km)[2]
Max. width0.25 mi (0.40 km)[2]
Surface area76.9 ha (190 acres)[5]
Average depth5 ft (1.5 m)[2]
Max. depth12 ft (3.7 m)[2]
Water volume41,000,000 cu ft (1,200,000 m3)[2]
Shore length17.1 km (4.4 mi)[5]
Surface elevation167 m (548 ft)[5]
Islands7[5]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Kinord is a small, freshwater loch at Muir of Dinnet, Aberdeenshire, Scotland just north of the River Dee and 5 mi (8 km) east of Ballater.[3] The loch is also known as Loch Ceander and Loch Cannor. It is approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) in length and was formed from a glacial kettle hole.[3][6] The loch sits within the Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve and is immediately south of Loch Davan.[6]

It contains several islets, as noted in a 19th-century book giving a brief description of the loch, and is forested with birch trees.[4]

  1. ^ "Prison Island, Loch Kinord". Canmore. Canmore. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "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.
  3. ^ a b c "Kinord, Loch: overview". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Kinord, Loch: history". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d "Loch Kinord". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b "The story of Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scotland's National Nature Reserves. Retrieved 2 January 2015.