Loch Watten
| Loch Watten | ||
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| View over Loch Watten | ||
| Geographical location | Highland , Scotland | |
| Drain | Wick → North Sea | |
| Places on the shore | Wadding | |
| Location close to the shore | Wick | |
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| Coordinates | 58 ° 29 ′ 15 ″ N , 3 ° 19 ′ 30 ″ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 17 m ASL | |
| surface | 3.73 km² | |
| length | 4.5 km | |
| width | 1.1 km | |
| volume | 9,691,938 m³ | |
| scope | 11 km | |
| Maximum depth | 3.7 m | |
| Middle deep | 2.6 m | |
| Catchment area | 55.78 km² | |
Loch Watten is a freshwater lake in the traditional county of Caithness , in the Scottish Council Area Highland . It is located around twelve kilometers west of the coastal town of Wick and 14 kilometers southeast of Thurso . The village of Watten is on the south bank .
description
The lake is 4.5 kilometers long and no more than 1.1 kilometers wide and is 17 meters above sea level. Its circumference is eleven kilometers. With a volume of 9,691,938 m³, the shallow lake has an average depth of 2.6 meters and a maximum depth of 3.7 meters. Its catchment area is 55.78 km². The lake water is alkaline. A short stream flows off the east bank and flows into the Wick , which flows into Wick Bay , a North Sea bay on the north-east coast of Scotland.
A trout population lived in Loch Watten . The Far North Line runs along the north bank on its way from Inverness to Wick.
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
- ↑ a b Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
