Loch of Cliff
| Loch of Cliff | ||
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| View over Loch of Cliff with the Burra Firth in the background | ||
| Geographical location | Unst , Shetland , Scotland | |
| Tributaries | Burn of Baliasta, Burn of Sulerdale | |
| Drain | Burn of Burrafirth → Burra Firth → North Sea | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 47 '15 " N , 0 ° 54' 0" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 4 m ASL | |
| surface | 1.05 km² | |
| length | 3.7 km | |
| width | 480 m | |
| volume | 3,370,406 m³ | |
| scope | 11 km | |
| Maximum depth | 6.4 m | |
| Middle deep | 3.2 m | |
| Catchment area | 29.54 km² | |
Loch of Cliff is a freshwater lake on the Shetland island of Unst . It's about three kilometers west of Haroldswick .
description
The Loch of Cliff is the longest lake in the Shetland Islands and the northernmost larger lake in Scotland . The elongated, narrow lake lies at a height of four meters above sea level. Loch of Cliff has a length of 3.7 kilometers with a maximum width of 420 meters, resulting in a circumference of eleven kilometers and an area of 105 hectares . Numerous streams flow into the lake, of which the Burn of Baliasta on the south side and the Burn of Sulerdale from the east are the largest. The streams feed the lake volume of 3,370,406 m³. The catchment area of Loch of Cliff is 29.54 km². The shallow lake has an average depth of 3.2 meters and a maximum depth of 6.4 meters. On the north bank the short stream Burn of Burrafirth flows off, which pours into the bay Burra Firth after about 500 meters .
The Loch of Cliff is home to a trout population that is also fished commercially.
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 c Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
