Loch Fiag
| Loch Fiag | ||
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| View over Loch Fiag | ||
| Geographical location | Highland , Scotland | |
| Tributaries | All about Tireidh | |
| Drain | Fiag → Loch Shin → Shin → Dornoch Firth → Moray Firth → North Sea | |
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| Coordinates | 58 ° 13 '35 " N , 4 ° 38' 35" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 198 m ASL | |
| surface | 1.47 km² | |
| length | 2.4 km | |
| width | 1.1 km | |
| volume | 11,550,683 m³ | |
| scope | 8 kilometers | |
| Maximum depth | 21.6 m | |
| Middle deep | 7.9 m | |
| Catchment area | 30.6 km² | |
Loch Fiag is a freshwater lake in the traditional county of Sutherland in the Scottish Council Area Highland . Located in an extremely sparsely populated area, the banks of Loch Fiag are not populated and there are at most hamlets in the vicinity.
description
The elongated, narrow lake lies at an altitude of 198 meters above sea level. Loch Fiag has a length of 2.4 kilometers with a maximum width of 1.1 kilometers, resulting in a circumference of eight kilometers. In particular, on the north bank open a plurality of streams, one of which from the northwest located hole a 'Ghorm-choire flowing Allt to Tireidh is the largest. The streams feed the lake volume of 11,550,683 m³. The catchment area of Loch Fiag is 30.6 km². The lake has an average depth of 7.9 meters and a maximum depth of 21.6 meters.
The eight-kilometer-long Fiag flows off the south bank and flows into Loch Shin and from there over the Shin into the Dornoch Firth .
On the north bank rises the 873 meter high Ben Hee , whose western flank slopes down to Loch Merkland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Information from the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology
- ↑ a b c Measurement on Google Maps
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland