Loch Morar | |
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Location | NM76129087 |
Coordinates | 56°57′00″N 5°40′20″W / 56.95000°N 5.67222°W |
Type | freshwater loch, dimictic, oligotrophic |
Primary inflows | River Meoble |
Primary outflows | River Morar |
Catchment area | 168 square kilometres (65 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 18.8 km (11.7 mi) |
Max. width | 2.35 km (1.46 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi) |
Average depth | 87 metres (284 ft) |
Max. depth | 310 m (1,017 ft) |
Water volume | 2.3073 cubic kilometres (81,482,000,000 cu ft) |
Shore length1 | 59 km (37 mi)[2] |
Surface elevation | 14 metres (46 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Morar (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Mòrair) is a freshwater loch in the Rough Bounds of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.[2] It is the fifth-largest loch by surface area in Scotland, at 26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi), and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles with a maximum depth of 310 m (1,017 ft). The loch was created by glacial action around 10,000 years ago, and has a surface elevation of 9 metres (30 ft) above sea level. It separates the traditional district of North Morar (which contains the village of Morar), from Arisaig and Moidart.
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