Loch Muick | |
---|---|
Location | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°55′59″N 3°10′13″W / 56.93306°N 3.17028°W[1] |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | Allt an Dubh loch[2] |
Primary outflows | River Muick |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 2.25 mi (3.62 km)[2] |
Max. width | 0.33 mi (0.53 km)[2] |
Surface area | 218.5 ha (540 acres)[1] |
Average depth | 116 ft (35 m)[2] |
Max. depth | 256 ft (78 m)[2] |
Water volume | 2,771,000,000 cu ft (78,500,000 m3) |
Shore length1 | 8.5 km (5.3 mi)[1] |
Surface elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft)[1] |
Islands | 0[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.