Loch Garry | |
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Location | NN630702 |
Coordinates | 56°48′14″N 4°14′42″W / 56.803800°N 4.2451°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary outflows | River Garry |
Max. length | over 4.0 km (2.5 mi) [1] |
Max. width | over 0.4 km (0.25 mi) [1] |
Surface area | 164 ha (410 acres) [2] |
Average depth | 50 ft (15 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 113 ft (34 m) [1] |
Shore length1 | 11.2 km (7.0 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) [2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Garry is a large upland freshwater loch located in Perth and Kinross in Scotland, within the Forest of Atholl just to the south of the Cairngorms National Park. [1] [2]
A study of the arctic char population of the loch conducted by Ron Greer between 1972 and 1974 concluded that it had become ecologically impoverished as a result of the loss of living and dead plant material from the shallow littoral zone. In 1986, the Loch Garry Project was established to undertake a programme of tree-planting around the loch. [3]
Loch Garry | |
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![]() View of | |
Location | NN630702 |
Coordinates | 56°48′14″N 4°14′42″W / 56.803800°N 4.2451°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary outflows | River Garry |
Max. length | over 4.0 km (2.5 mi) [1] |
Max. width | over 0.4 km (0.25 mi) [1] |
Surface area | 164 ha (410 acres) [2] |
Average depth | 50 ft (15 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 113 ft (34 m) [1] |
Shore length1 | 11.2 km (7.0 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) [2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Garry is a large upland freshwater loch located in Perth and Kinross in Scotland, within the Forest of Atholl just to the south of the Cairngorms National Park. [1] [2]
A study of the arctic char population of the loch conducted by Ron Greer between 1972 and 1974 concluded that it had become ecologically impoverished as a result of the loss of living and dead plant material from the shallow littoral zone. In 1986, the Loch Garry Project was established to undertake a programme of tree-planting around the loch. [3]