Lochaber Loch

Lochaber loch
Lochaber boathouse and jetty
Location	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates	55°00′58″N 3°41′21″W / 55.016200°N 3.689200°W / 55.016200; -3.689200Coordinates: 55°00′58″N 3°41′21″W / 55.016200°N 3.689200°W / 55.016200; -3.689200[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Primary outflows	Kirkgunzeon Lane[2]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.5 mi (0.80 km)[3]
Max. width	0.25 mi (0.40 km)[3]
Surface area	19.9 ha (49 acres)[1]
Average depth	20.5 ft (6.2 m)[3]
Max. depth	55 ft (17 m)[3]
Water volume	47,000,000 cu ft (1,300,000 m3)[3]
Shore length1	2.2 km (1.4 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	91 m (299 ft)[1]
Islands	0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lochaber Loch is a small, lowland freshwater loch that lies among steep-sided hills, approximately 4.5 mi (7.2 km) to the west of Dumfries, Scotland.^[2] The loch is somewhat triangular in shape and is 0.5 mi (0.80 km) long and 0.25 mi (0.40 km) at its widest point. It has an average depth of 20.5 ft (6.2 m) and is 55 ft (17 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed^[3] on 4 May 1905 by James Murray and L.W. Collett^[4] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Swans, great crested grebes and ospreys can be seen on the loch. There is a bird hide on the water's edge.^[5]

The loch in the Mabie Forest, which is managed by the Forestry Commission.^[5]

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