Loch Calder
| Loch Calder | ||
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| View over Loch Calder | ||
| Geographical location | Highland , Scotland | |
| Drain | Alltan Ghuinne → Forss Water → Atlantic | |
| Location close to the shore | Halkirk | |
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| Coordinates | 58 ° 31 '15 " N , 3 ° 35' 30" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 66 m ASL | |
| surface | 3.81 km² | |
| length | 4.0 km | |
| width | 1.6 km | |
| volume | 24,413,453 m³ | |
| scope | 13 km | |
| Maximum depth | 25.9 m | |
| Middle deep | 6.4 m | |
| Catchment area | 22.82 km 2 | |
Loch Calder is a freshwater lake in the traditional county of Caithness , in the Scottish Council Area Highland . It is located around eight kilometers southwest of the coastal town of Thurso .
description
The lake is four kilometers long and no more than 1.6 kilometers wide and is 66 meters above sea level. Its circumference is 13 kilometers. The volume of 24,413,453 m³ is fed via a tributary on the south bank that drains from the nearby Loch Olginey . Loch Calder has an average depth of 6.4 meters with a maximum depth of 25.9 meters. Its catchment area is 22.82 km². A small stream called Alltan Ghuinne flows off the north bank , which after a short run flows into Forss Water , which flows into Crosskirk Bay , an Atlantic bay on the Scottish north coast , near the hamlet of Crosskirk . The lake water is alkaline.
Calder Loch has populations of trout and arctic char .