Loch Garry(Scottish Gaelic:Loch Garraidh) is a freshwaterloch25 km north ofFort William,Lochaber,Scotland.[2][1][3]Loch Garry is 11 km long and 50 m deep. It is fed by waters fromLoch Quoich10 km upstream on theRiver Garry,and drains intoLoch Oichin theGreat Glenjust 5 km downstream. Loch Garry is much photographed from the A87 for its romantic setting and also because a quirk of perspective makes it appear like a map of Scotland.
| Loch Garry | |
|---|---|
 Looking west from the lookout on the A87 | |
  Loch Garry | |
| Location | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°05′N4°55′W/ 57.083°N 4.917°W |
| Primary inflows | River Garry |
| Basincountries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 11.3 km (7.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.8 km (0.50 mi) |
| Surface area | 686 ha (1,700 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 11.25 m (36.9 ft)[2] |
| Max. depth | 50 m (160 ft)[2] |
| Water volume | 846,000,000 cu ft (24,000,000 m3)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 30.7 km (19.1 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Max. temperature | 57 °F (14 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 46 °F (8 °C) |
| Islands | 7 |
| 1Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Both lochs have been dammed for the production ofhydroelectricity,the dam on Loch Quoich being the largest rockfill dam in Scotland at 320 m long and 38 m high. Water is fed by tunnel to the two power stations each producing 20MW, and the scheme was completed in 1962.
The Glen used to be home of theClan MacDonell of Glengarry,but since theHighland Clearancesthe population has been reduced to a handful of estates. The main activities aredeer stalkingand forestry, with little tourism apart fromMunro-baggersseeking some spectacularly remote mountains at the head of the glen. The minor road along the north side of Loch Garry continues past Loch Quoich to Kinlochhourn from where a footpath continues toKnoydart.
There is anotherLoch GarryinGlengarry County,Ontario,Canada. This loch is named by Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, after their previous home loch, Loch Garry in Scotland, after their emigration to the county from Scotland in result of the Highland Clearances
See also
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edit- ^abc"Loch Garry".British Lakes.Retrieved13 September2018.
- ^abcdJohn, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910).Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch of Butterstone.National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 102.Retrieved13 September2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 34Fort Augustus Glen Albyn & Glen Roy(Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012.ISBN9780319231012.
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