Loch Lyon | |
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Location | Glen Lyon, Perth |
Coordinates | 56°32′27″N 4°34′05″W / 56.540800°N 4.568°W |
Type | freshwater loch, reservoir |
Primary outflows | River Lyon |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 2.81 km (1.75 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 0.40 km (0.25 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 492.3 ha (1,216 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 25 ft (7.6 m)[1] before construction of dam. |
Max. depth | 100 ft (30 m)[1] before construction of dam. |
Shore length1 | 21.2 km (13.2 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 344 m (1,129 ft)[2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Lyon (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Lìobhann)[3] is a freshwater loch in Glen Lyon, located in Perthshire, Scotland, which feeds the River Lyon, a tributary of the River Tay.[1][2] Loch Lyon lies in Glen Lyon, that is the longest enclosed Glen in Scotland, stretching over 30 miles (50 kilometres) from Fortingall in the east to Loch Lyon in the west. Sir Walter Scott described Glen Lyon as the longest, loneliest and loveliest glen in Scotland.[4]