Loch of Bosquoy | |
---|---|
Bosquoy loch | |
Location | Orkney, Scotland |
Coordinates | 59°02′52″N 3°12′47″W / 59.04778°N 3.21306°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary outflows | Loch of Harray via a sluice |
Catchment area | 3.25 sq mi (8.4 km2) [1] |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 0.75 mi (1.21 km) [1] |
Max. width | 0.33 mi (0.53 km) [1] |
Surface area | 65 acres (0.26 km2) [1] |
Average depth | 2.5 ft (0.76 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 5 ft (1.5 m) [1] |
Water volume | 7,000,000 cu ft (200,000 m3) [1] |
Surface elevation | 36 ft (11 m) [1] |
Islands | Islets of reeds [1] |
The Loch of Bosquoy is a small, shallow, rhomboid shaped loch on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland situated just off the north east corner of the Loch of Harray. The loch was surveyed [1] during 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted [2] as part of The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897–1909.
Loch of Bosquoy | |
---|---|
Bosquoy loch | |
Location | Orkney, Scotland |
Coordinates | 59°02′52″N 3°12′47″W / 59.04778°N 3.21306°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary outflows | Loch of Harray via a sluice |
Catchment area | 3.25 sq mi (8.4 km2) [1] |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 0.75 mi (1.21 km) [1] |
Max. width | 0.33 mi (0.53 km) [1] |
Surface area | 65 acres (0.26 km2) [1] |
Average depth | 2.5 ft (0.76 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 5 ft (1.5 m) [1] |
Water volume | 7,000,000 cu ft (200,000 m3) [1] |
Surface elevation | 36 ft (11 m) [1] |
Islands | Islets of reeds [1] |
The Loch of Bosquoy is a small, shallow, rhomboid shaped loch on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland situated just off the north east corner of the Loch of Harray. The loch was surveyed [1] during 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted [2] as part of The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897–1909.