Loch Buidhe | |
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![]() View of Loch Buidhe, from Meall Beag | |
Location | grid reference NN297483 |
Coordinates | 56°35′42″N 4°46′30″W / 56.595°N 4.775°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | River Bà |
Primary outflows | River Forth |
Max. length | 0.48 km (0.30 mi) [1] |
Max. width | 0.40 km (0.25 mi) [1] |
Surface area | 14.8 ha (37 acres) [2] |
Average depth | 2 ft (0.61 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 3 ft (0.91 m) [1] |
Shore length1 | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 298 m (978 ft) [2] |
Settlements | Bridge of Orchy |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Buidhe is a fresh water loch on Rannoch Moor, Argyll and Bute within Highland council area, Scotland. [1] [2]
It is situated about 9 km (6 mi) north of Bridge of Orchy. It lies to the south of Lochan na Stainge, and to the west of Lochan na h-Achlaise. The A82 road crosses Rannoch Moor to the west of the loch, while the West Highland Way long-distance path passes by to the west. [3] The name is Gaelic for yellow loch.
Loch Buidhe | |
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![]() View of Loch Buidhe, from Meall Beag | |
Location | grid reference NN297483 |
Coordinates | 56°35′42″N 4°46′30″W / 56.595°N 4.775°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | River Bà |
Primary outflows | River Forth |
Max. length | 0.48 km (0.30 mi) [1] |
Max. width | 0.40 km (0.25 mi) [1] |
Surface area | 14.8 ha (37 acres) [2] |
Average depth | 2 ft (0.61 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 3 ft (0.91 m) [1] |
Shore length1 | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 298 m (978 ft) [2] |
Settlements | Bridge of Orchy |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Buidhe is a fresh water loch on Rannoch Moor, Argyll and Bute within Highland council area, Scotland. [1] [2]
It is situated about 9 km (6 mi) north of Bridge of Orchy. It lies to the south of Lochan na Stainge, and to the west of Lochan na h-Achlaise. The A82 road crosses Rannoch Moor to the west of the loch, while the West Highland Way long-distance path passes by to the west. [3] The name is Gaelic for yellow loch.