Loch Lyon

Loch Lyon
Loch Lyon from An Grianan. Beyond the loch the highest hill is Beinn Dorain.
Loch Lyon
Location	Glen Lyon, Perth
Coordinates	56.540800°N 4.568°W / 56.540800; -4.568
Type	freshwater loch, reservoir
Primary outflows	River Lyon
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	2.81 km (1.75 mi)[1]
Max. width	0.40 km (0.25 mi)[1]
Surface area	492.3 ha (1,216 acres)[2]
Average depth	25 ft (7.6 m)[1] before construction of dam.
Max. depth	100 ft (30 m)[1] before construction of dam.
Shore length^1	21.2 km (13.2 mi) [2]
Surface elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)[2]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Lyon (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Lìobhann)[3] is a freshwater loch in Glen Lyon, located in Perthshire, Scotland, which feeds the River Lyon, a tributary of the River Tay.[1][2] Loch Lyon lies in Glen Lyon, that is the longest enclosed Glen in Scotland, stretching over 30 miles (50 kilometres) from Fortingall in the east to Loch Lyon in the west. Sir Walter Scott described Glen Lyon as the longest, loneliest and loveliest glen in Scotland.[4]

Reservoir

The original natural loch was much expanded by a hydro-electric dam, part of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Breadalbane scheme.

References

1. Murray, John; Pullar, Lawrence (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Lyon. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 72. Retrieved 24 July 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. "Loch Lyon". British Lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
3. Loch Lìobhann/Loch Lyon. Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Accessed 25 March 2017.
4. Jen Benson; Sim Benson (17 May 2018). The Adventurer's Guide to Britain: 150 incredible experiences on land and water. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-84486-520-8. Retrieved 24 July 2018.