Loch Garry (Dalnaspidal)

Loch Garry
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Loch Garry is located in Perth and Kinross
Loch Garry
Loch Garry
LocationNN630702
Coordinates56°48′14″N 4°14′42″W / 56.803800°N 4.2451°W / 56.803800; -4.2451
Typefreshwater loch
Primary outflowsRiver Garry
Max. lengthover 4.0 km (2.5 mi)[1]
Max. widthover 0.4 km (0.25 mi)[1]
Surface area164 ha (410 acres)[2]
Average depth50 ft (15 m)[1]
Max. depth113 ft (34 m)[1]
Shore length111.2 km (7.0 mi) [2]
Surface elevation412 m (1,352 ft)[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Garry is a large upland freshwater loch located in Perth and Kinross in Scotland, within the Forest of Atholl just to the south of the Cairngorms National Park. [1][2]

Loch Garry Project

A study of the arctic char population of the loch conducted by Ron Greer between 1972 and 1974 concluded that it had become ecologically impoverished as a result of the loss of living and dead plant material from the shallow littoral zone. In 1986, the Loch Garry Project was established to undertake a programme of tree-planting around the loch.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Garry. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 57. Retrieved 3 June 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch Garry". British Lakes. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  3. ^ Greer, Ron (1989), The Loch Garry Project, in Planterose, Bernard (Ed.), The Tree Planters Guide to the Galaxy, pp. 18 - 20.