Loch Bad an Sgalaig

Freshwater loch and reservoir in Wester Ross, Scotland
57°40′32″N 5°36′33″W / 57.67556°N 5.60917°W / 57.67556; -5.60917[3]Typefreshwater loch and reservoir[1][2]Primary inflowsAbhainn a' Gharbh Choire [2]Basin countriesScotlandMax. length0.66 mi (1.06 km)[1]Max. width0.5 mi (0.80 km)[1]Surface area132.2 ha (327 acres)[3]Average depth24.25 ft (7.39 m)[1]Max. depth64 ft (20 m)[1]Water volume151,000,000 cu ft (4,300,000 m3)[1]Shore length110.2 km (6.3 mi) [3]Surface elevation116 m (381 ft) [3]1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Bad an Sgalaig is a small, irregular shaped, freshwater loch and reservoir lying 5 mi (8.0 km) south of the small village of Poolewe, in Wester Ross, Scotland.

The north west end of the loch, where it outflows to the Eas na Laimh stream,[4] was dammed in 1949 to power the Kerry Falls hydroelectric power station.[5]

The loch was surveyed on 30 July 1902[1] by T.N. Johnston and John Hewitt and later charted[6] as part of the Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Gairloch Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Bad an Sgalaig, Loch". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Loch Bad an Sgalaig". British Lakes. British Lakes. 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Poll A' Chuilinn, Power Station". Canmore. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Kerry Falls Power Station". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Loch an Eilein; Loch Bad a' Chrotha; Loch Braigh Horrisdale; Loch Bad an Sgalaig..." National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 23 November 2014.

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