Loch Culag | |
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![]() Lily pads cover Loch Culag, on the minor road south of Lochinver. | |
Location | NC09752165 |
Coordinates | 58°08′34″N 5°14′00″W / 58.14279938°N 5.233224164°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | River River |
Primary outflows | Amhainn na Culeig |
Max. length | 0.8040 km (0.4996 mi) [1] |
Max. width | 0.4023 km (0.2500 mi) [1] |
Surface area | 15 ha (37 acres) [2] |
Average depth | 3.60892 ft (1.10000 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 8.85827 ft (2.70000 m) [1] |
Water volume | 5,661,258 cu ft (160,309.0 m3) [1] |
Shore length1 | 3 km (1.9 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 24 m (79 ft) [2] |
Max. temperature | 50.5 °F (10.3 °C) |
Min. temperature | 50.1 °F (10.1 °C) |
Islands | 0 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Culag also known as Loch na Doire Daraich is a small freshwater shallow loch, located south of Lochinver in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. [1] [2] The loch is located in an area along with neighbouring Coigach, as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, [3] one of 40 such areas in Scotland. [4]
The primary inflow to the loch comes from Loch Druim Suardalain, located three-quarters of a mile to the east, via the short Culag River (Gealic:Amhainn na Culeig), and flows out of Loch Culag and meets the sea in the harbour of Lochinver, a short distance later. [5]
The loch is surrounded by low-hills to the east and flat hillocks in all other directions. The very top of the mountain Suilven, known as Caisteal Liath ("Grey Castle") at 731m is visible in a north-east direction. [6] At the northern-west end of the loch is a small promontory or peninsula that hosts Lochinver primary school.
Loch Culag | |
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![]() Lily pads cover Loch Culag, on the minor road south of Lochinver. | |
Location | NC09752165 |
Coordinates | 58°08′34″N 5°14′00″W / 58.14279938°N 5.233224164°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | River River |
Primary outflows | Amhainn na Culeig |
Max. length | 0.8040 km (0.4996 mi) [1] |
Max. width | 0.4023 km (0.2500 mi) [1] |
Surface area | 15 ha (37 acres) [2] |
Average depth | 3.60892 ft (1.10000 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 8.85827 ft (2.70000 m) [1] |
Water volume | 5,661,258 cu ft (160,309.0 m3) [1] |
Shore length1 | 3 km (1.9 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 24 m (79 ft) [2] |
Max. temperature | 50.5 °F (10.3 °C) |
Min. temperature | 50.1 °F (10.1 °C) |
Islands | 0 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Culag also known as Loch na Doire Daraich is a small freshwater shallow loch, located south of Lochinver in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. [1] [2] The loch is located in an area along with neighbouring Coigach, as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, [3] one of 40 such areas in Scotland. [4]
The primary inflow to the loch comes from Loch Druim Suardalain, located three-quarters of a mile to the east, via the short Culag River (Gealic:Amhainn na Culeig), and flows out of Loch Culag and meets the sea in the harbour of Lochinver, a short distance later. [5]
The loch is surrounded by low-hills to the east and flat hillocks in all other directions. The very top of the mountain Suilven, known as Caisteal Liath ("Grey Castle") at 731m is visible in a north-east direction. [6] At the northern-west end of the loch is a small promontory or peninsula that hosts Lochinver primary school.