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Loch Anna | |
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Location | Lochalsh, Scotland |
Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 57°18′14″N 5°31′27″W / 57.304000°N 5.524300°W[1] |
Type | freshwater loch |
rivers, streams, precipitation">Primary inflows | Allt Loch Anna [2] |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 0.5 km (0.31 mi)[2] |
Surface area | 9.9 ha (24 acres)[1] |
Average depth | 4 m (13 ft)[2] |
Max. depth | 8.2 m (27 ft)[2] |
Water volume | 13,000,000 cu ft (370,000 m3)[2] |
Shore length1 | 1.8 km (1.1 mi)[1] |
Surface elevation | 317 m (1,040 ft)[1] |
Islands | 1[1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Anna is a small, upland, freshwater loch approximately 2.4 km (1.5 mi) north of Loch Alsh at Ardelve, in Lochalsh, Scotland. It lies in a northwest to southeast direction, is approximately 0.5 km (0.31 mi) in length, and is at an altitude of 317 m (1,040 ft).[1][2] The loch is irregular in shape, is on average 4 m (13 ft) deep, with a maximum depth of 8.2 m (27 ft). It was surveyed in 1904 by James Murray[3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Loch Anna". British Lakes. http://www.britishlakes.info/19468-loch-anna-highland. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Alsh Basin". http://maps.nls.uk/bathymetric/text/37677. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ "Loch Anna; Loch na Leitreach (Vol. 5, Plate 23)". http://maps.nls.uk/view/74422311. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch Anna.
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