Loch Muick

Loch Muick
Lock Muick from the eastern shore, looking west
Loch Muick is located in Aberdeenshire
Loch Muick
Loch Muick
LocationAberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates56°55′59″N 3°10′13″W / 56.93306°N 3.17028°W / 56.93306; -3.17028[1]
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsAllt an Dubh loch[2]
Primary outflowsRiver Muick
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length2.25 mi (3.62 km)[2]
Max. width0.33 mi (0.53 km)[2]
Surface area218.5 ha (540 acres)[1]
Average depth116 ft (35 m)[2]
Max. depth256 ft (78 m)[2]
Water volume2,771,000,000 cu ft (78,500,000 m3)
Shore length18.5 km (5.3 mi)[1]
Surface elevation398 m (1,306 ft)[1]
Islands0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Muick (/ˈmɪk/;[3] Gaelic: Uisge Muice (pronounced [ɯʃkʲəˈmɯçkʲə])) is an upland, freshwater loch lying approximately five miles (eight kilometres) south of Braemar, Scotland at the head of Glen Muick and within the boundary of the Balmoral estate.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Loch Muick". British lakes. British Lakes. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Moray - Pronunciation". Rootsweb at ancestry.com. Retrieved 4 January 2015.