Loch Oich
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Loch Oich Scottish Gaelic Loch Omhaich |
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| Aerial view of Loch Oich with the two crannogs in front of and behind the elongated island | ||
| Geographical location | Highland , Scotland | |
| Tributaries | Garry , Caledonian Canal | |
| Drain | River Oich , Caledonian Canal | |
| Islands | At t-Eilean Fada, Eilean Drynachan | |
| Location close to the shore | Invergarry | |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 4 '10 " N , 4 ° 46' 16" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 32 m ASL | |
| surface | 1.9 km² | |
| length | 6 km | |
| width | 460 m | |
| volume | 24,166,227 m³ | |
| scope | 16 km | |
| Maximum depth | 46.9 m | |
| Middle deep | 12.7 m | |
| Catchment area | 453.35 km² | |
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particularities |
Two crannógs in the lake |
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Loch Oich is a freshwater lake in the Highlands of Scotland and is part of the Caledonian Canal . This narrow lake lies between Loch Ness and Loch Lochy in the Great Glen . It is 6 km long, at its widest point 460 m wide and 47 m deep. Loch Oich is the source lake of the River Oich .
Loch Oich is the highest point of the Caledonian Canal. During the construction of the canal, the lake had to be dredged in some shallow places in order to create a suitable fairway. In addition, the water level of the lake was temporarily lowered.
The sea monster Wee Oichy is said to live in this hole , a nine-meter-long creature that resembles the Loch Ness monster . It is reported to have black skin, three humps, a snake-like body, and a dog- or horse-like head.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Center for Ecology & Hydrology: Loch Oich. NERC , 2015, accessed September 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Estimated value using distance measurement on Google Maps
- ^ AD Cameron: The Caledonian Canal . Birlinn Ltd, 2017, ISBN 978-0-85790-953-4 , pp. 96 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).