Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich
| Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich | |
|---|---|
 View towards Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich | |
  Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich Location in Wester Ross | |
| Location | NG89208611 |
| Coordinates | 57°48′56″N 5°32′49″W / 57.815492°N 5.547036°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 2.0 km (1.2 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 1.09 km (0.68 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 130 ha (320 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 34.1 ft (10.4 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 143 ft (44 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 475,643,287 cu ft (13,468,718.0 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 13 km (8.1 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 95 m (312 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 55.4 °F (13.0 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 47.4 °F (8.6 °C) at 40 feet[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich (Loch of the Clump of Rushes) is a large shallow freshwater loch located directly south of Aultbea in Wester Ross.[2][1] Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich can almost be considered as two irregular shaped lochs connected by a narrow channel.[1] The south-west portion of the loch is the shallowest[1] with the maximum depth of around 38 feet while the north-east section is the deepest[1] at 141 feet. Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich drains into the Allt Beithe in the north which empties into the Loch Ewe sea loch at the small village of Aultbea about 1 mile north-west. Loch Mhic' Ille Riabhaich, located to the south-east, drains into the loch from the south along the Uidh Mhic' Ille Riabhaich stream.
Geography
[edit]Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich is surrounded by low peatland covered round hillocks except the small hill of Càrn bad na h-Achlaise (Heap of the armpit) that is situated directly to the southeast at 243 metres.[3]
Fishing
[edit]Arctic char was discovered in Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich in 2012. This is the first time a population of such fish has been discovered there since before 1940.[4]
Gallery
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The southern end of Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich -
View of the loch from Meall Suil a' Chroth in the south-west -
View of the loch from the shallow hill to the south -
The small Loch na Claise Carnaich in the north-east that flows into Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich -
View of the Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich from the north -
View west from the Loch towards the Isle of Ewe
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Ewe Basin Volume II – Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich. p. 228.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch a Bhaid-luachraich". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Meall Loch a'Bhaid-luachraich maps". The Mountain Guide UK. Archived from the original on 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Arctic Charr population rediscovered in Loch a' Bhaid-luachraich (Goose Loch)". Wester Ross Fisheries Trust. Gairloch, Wester Ross: Wester Ross Fisheries Trust 2025. 9 November 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
