Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond (/ˈlɒx ˈloʊmənd/; Scots Gaelic: Loch Laomainn) is a freshwatter loch in Scotland that lies athort the Hieland Boundary Fault, aften seen as the boundary atween the lawlands o Central Scotland and the Hielands.[1] Traditionally makkin up pairt o the boundary atween the coonties o Stirlingshire an Dunbartonshire, Loch Lomond is split atween the cooncil auries o Stirling, Argyll and Bute an Wast Dunbartonshire. Its soothren shores ur aboot 23 kilometre (14 mi) northwast o the centre o Glesga, the maist muckle city in Scotland.[2] The Loch maks up pairt o the Loch Lomond an The Trossachs Naitional Pairk that wis creatit in 2002.
| Loch Lomond | |
|---|---|
 Loch Lomond, luikin soothward frae Ben Lomond | |
  Loch Lomond | |
| Location | Wast Dunbartonshire/Argyll and Bute/Stirling, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°05′N 4°34′W / 56.083°N 4.567°WCoordinates: 56°05′N 4°34′W / 56.083°N 4.567°W |
| Teep | freshwater loch, ribbon loch, dimictic |
| Primary inflows | Endrick Water, Fruin Water, River Falloch |
| Primar ootflows | River Leven |
| Catchment area | 696 km2 (269 sq mi) |
| Basin kintras | Scotland |
| Max. lenth | 36.4 km (22.6 mi)[1] |
| Max. weenth | 8 km (5.0 mi)[2] |
| 71 km2 (27.5 sq mi)[1] | |
| Max. deepth | 153 m (502 ft)[3] to create a narrow, fjord-like finger lake. Further south the glaciers were able to spread across the softer Lowland sandstone, leading to a wider body of water that is rarely more than 30 m deep. In the period following the Loch Lomond Readvance the sea level rose, and for several periods Loch Lomond was connected to the sea, with shorelines identified at 13, 12 and 9 metres above sea level (the current loch lies at 8 m above sea level).[3] |
| 2.6 km3 (0.62 cu mi) | |
| Residence time | 1.9 years |
| Surface elevation | 7.9 m (26 ft)[3] |
| Frozen | Last partial freezing: 2010[4] Last complete freezin: |
| Islands | 60 (Inchcailloch, Inchmurrin, Inchfad) |
| Sections/sub-basins | north basin, sooth basin |
| Settlements | Balloch, Ardlui, Balmaha, Luss, Rowardennan, Tarbet |
| Designatit | 5 January 1976 |
| Reference no. | 73[5] |
It is the lairgest loch in Great Breetain bi surface area an conteens monie islands includin Inchmurrin. Inchmurrian itsel is the lairgest fresh watter island in the Breetish Isles. Loch Lomond is a popular place for leisur activities an is featurt in the weel kent sang The Bonnie Banks o Loch Lomond.
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References
eedit- ↑ a b c Tom Weir. The Scottish Lochs. pp. 33-43. Published by Constable and Company, 1980. ISBN 0-09-463270-7
- ↑ a b Ordnance Survey 1:50000 Landranger Map. Sheet 56. Loch Lomond an Inverary.
- ↑ a b c "Loch Lomond - A Landscape Fashioned by Geology" (in Inglis). Scottish Natural Heritage. Archived frae the original on 8 Julie 2016. Retrieved 16 Apryle 2018.
- ↑ "Loch Lomond iced over. - Images - David R Mitchell Archive" [Loch Lomond icet ower]. davidrmitchell.photoshelter.com (in Inglis). Archived frae the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 7 Apryle 2018.
- ↑ "Loch Lomond". Ramsar Sites Information Service (in Inglis). Retrieved 25 Apryle 2018.