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Loch a' Ghobhainn

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Type
  
freshwater loch

Max. length
  
0.75 mi (1.21 km)

Surface area
  
108.7 ha (269 acres)

Area
  
109 ha

Basin countries
  
Scotland

Max. width
  
0.3 mi (0.48 km)

Surface elevation
  
308 m

Shore length
  
3.1 km

Loch a' Ghobhainn

Location
  
Wester Ross, Highlands Scotland

Loch a' Ghobhainn is an upland freshwater loch lying inland and south west of the village of Shieldaig in the Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular, somewhat elliptical shape with a perimeter of 3.1 km (1.9 mi). It is approximately 0.75 mi (1.21 km) long, has an average depth of 12.5 ft (3.8 m) and is 28 ft (8.5 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed on 8 August 1902 by T.N. Johnston and John Hewitt and later charted as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Map of Allt Loch a' Ghobhainn, Achnasheen, UK

References

Loch a' Ghobhainn Wikipedia