Loch Fender

A lake in Perth and Kinross, Scotland

56°33′01″N 3°49′30″W / 56.55039978°N 3.82493972°W / 56.55039978; -3.82493972Typefreshwater lochMax. length0.48 km (0.30 mi)[1]Max. width0.40 km (0.25 mi)[1]Surface area9 ha (22 acres)[2]Average depth31.82 ft (9.70 m)[1]Max. depth78 ft (24 m)[1]Water volume30,998,000 cu ft (877,800 m3)[1]Shore length11 km (0.62 mi) [2]Surface elevation578 m (1,896 ft)[2]Max. temperature42.4 °F (5.8 °C)Min. temperature36 °F (2 °C)Islands01 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Fender is a small irregular shaped freshwater loch that lies to the north of Loch Freuchie and three miles south-south-east of Amulree and 2+1⁄2 miles from southeast from Milton in Perth and Kinross. For its size it is very deep.[3][1][2]

Geography

Loch Fender lies midway between Glen Quaich and Glen Cochill in a bowl formed between two small hills, at the top of Glen Fender.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II – Loch Freuchie. National Library of Scotland. p. 115. Retrieved 10 October 2019.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch Fender". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Fender, Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 13 October 2019.