Loch Bràigh Horrisdale

Loch Bràigh Horrisdale is a small, irregular shaped, freshwater loch in Wester Ross, in the north west of Scotland. The loch lies approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) south southeast of the village of Badachro and is close to the Fairy Lochs.

Loch Bràigh Horrisdale
Loch Horrisdale
The eastern shore of Loch Braigh Horrisdale
The eastern shore of Loch Braigh Horrisdale
Loch Bràigh Horrisdale is located in Highland
Loch Bràigh Horrisdale
Loch Bràigh Horrisdale
LocationGairloch, Wester Ross, Scotland
Coordinates57°40′9″N 5°41′41″W / 57.66917°N 5.69472°W / 57.66917; -5.69472[2]
Typefreshwater loch[1]
Primary inflowsstreams from Loch a' Bhealaich and Loch a' Ghobhainn[1]
Primary outflowsBadachro River[3]
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length0.75 mi (1.21 km)[1]
Max. width0.33 mi (0.53 km)[1]
Surface area38.2 ha (94 acres)[2]
Average depth18 ft (5.5 m)[1]
Max. depth51 ft (16 m)[1]
Water volume62,000,000 cu ft (1,800,000 m3)[1]
Shore length13.7 km (3.7 km)[2]
Surface elevation92 m (302 ft)[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

An in-river hydro-electric scheme down-stream of the loch has been proposed. As a result of this, an environmental assessment of the fish and fish habitat of the loch and its outflow was commissioned. The assessment was reported in 2014. A full EIA planning application for the 2MW scheme was lodged with Highland Council by Three Lochs Hydro Ltd on 28 July 2016.[4]

The loch was surveyed on 6 August 1902[1] by T.N. Johnston and John Hewitt and later charted[5] as part of the Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Gairloch basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch Braigh Horrisdale". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Sheet 25 - Raasay & Applecross". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. ^ "EIA application for installation of 2MW hydro-electric scheme, including erection of powerhouse and intake structure, upgrading and formation of access tracks and bridges". The Highland Council. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Loch an Eilein; Loch Bad a' Chrotha; Loch Braigh Horrisdale; Loch Bad an Sgalaig..." National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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