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Loch Iubhair

Coordinates: 56°24′30″N 4°33′11″W / 56.4083°N 4.553°W / 56.4083; -4.553
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Loch Iubhair
Loch Iubhair Glen Dochart – the mountain in the distance is Sgiath Chuil.
Loch Iubhair is located in Stirling
Loch Iubhair
Loch Iubhair
Coordinates56°24′30″N 4°33′11″W / 56.4083°N 4.553°W / 56.4083; -4.553
Typefreshwater loch
Primary outflowsRiver Dochart
Max. length2.1 km (1.3 mi)[1]
Max. width480 m (520 yd)[1]
Surface area60 ha (150 acres)[2]
Average depth7.5 m (25 ft)[1]
Max. depth20 m (65 ft)[1]
Shore length17.4 km (4.6 mi) [2]
Surface elevation152 m (499 ft)[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Iubhair pronounced yoo-ar meaning yew loch,[3] is a freshwater loch, located in Glen Dochart, and six kilometres (four miles) east of the village of Crianlarich. Loch Dochart is located immediately southeast, and the outflow of Loch Dochart, as the River Dochart flows into Loch Iubhair.[4][1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Iubhair. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 75. Retrieved 24 July 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch Iubhair". British Lakes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Loch Iubhair & Loch Dochart". Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority. Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Iubhair, Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 24 July 2018.