Loch of Harray

Loch of Harray
Harray lch
Looking southwards along the shoreline
Loch of Harray
Location	Mainland Orkney, Scotland
Coordinates	59°1′24″N 3°13′40″W / 59.02333°N 3.22778°W / 59.02333; -3.22778[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	Burn of Hourston and Burn of Netherbrough[1]
Primary outflows	Loch of Stenness[2]
Catchment area	45 sq mi (120 km2)[1]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	4.66 mi (7.50 km)[1]
Max. width	1.75 mi (2.82 km)[1]
Surface area	3.75 sq mi (9.7 km2)[1]
Average depth	9 ft (2.7 m)[1]
Max. depth	14 ft (4.3 m)[1]
Water volume	951,000,000 cu ft (26,900,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation	3.6 ft (1.1 m)[1]
Islands	several islets and stones[1]

The Loch of Harray is the largest loch of Mainland Orkney, Scotland^[1] and is named for the parish of Harray. It lies immediately north of the Loch of Stenness and is close to the World Heritage neolithic sites of the Stones of Stenness and Ring of Brodgar.^[3] In Old Norse its name was Heraðvatn.^[4]