Loch Tummel
| Loch Tummel | ||
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| Loch Tummel photographed from Queen's View | ||
| Geographical location | Perth and Kinross , Scotland | |
| Tributaries | Bustle | |
| Drain | Tummel → Tay | |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 43 ′ N , 3 ° 55 ′ W | |
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| length | 11 km | |
| width | 1 km | |
| Maximum depth | 39 m | |
Loch Tummel ( Scottish Gaelic : Loch Teimhil ) is a dammed freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands . It is located in the Council Area Perth and Kinross about eight kilometers west of Pitlochry . Loch Tummel has the typical elongated shape of a lake in a valley formed by glaciers during the Ice Age . It is about eleven kilometers long and at its widest point almost one kilometer wide. Loch Tummel is part of the Tummel Hydro-Electric Power Scheme . The lake was dammed at its eastern end in 1950, as a result of which the water level is around 4.5 m above its natural level today.
The River Tummel flows through Loch Tummel . The river, which also flows through Dunalastair Water , flows into the lake in the west and flows off again at the east end. However, most of the water does not leave Loch Tummel via the River Tummel, but rather through underground pipes that divert the water to the Clunie hydroelectric power station, from where it is discharged back into the River Tummel.
The north bank of Loch Tummel is accessed by the well-developed B8019. The south bank can only be reached via a little developed side road. Loch Tummel is a popular tourist destination. The Queen's View in the northwest of the lake, which offers an attractive view of Loch Tummel and the two islands in the lake, is particularly well known. In addition, the lake is home to a sailing club and offers good opportunities for fishing, especially trout . Two kilometers north is the Bronze Age Na Clachan Aoraidh .
