Loch Broom is a freshwater trout loch, located in the hills 3 miles (5 kilometres) east of Pitlochry, within Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1][2]
| Loch Broom | |
|---|---|
  Loch Broom | |
| Location | NO009579 |
| Coordinates | 56°42′10″N 3°37′07″W / 56.7027°N 3.6185°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary outflows | Lochbroom Burn |
| Max. length | 1.2 km (0.75 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 41.6 ha (103 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 1.5 m (5 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 2.7 m (9 ft)[1] |
| Water volume | 532,700 m3 (18,813,000 cu ft)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 3.2 km (2 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 88 m (289 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 16 °C (60 °F) |
| Min. temperature | 16.0 °C (60.8 °F) |
| Islands | 0 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Broom. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 89. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch Broom". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
