Loch Cròcach | |
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![]() Loch Crocach islands | |
Location | NC10032720 |
Coordinates | 58°11′41″N 5°13′42″W / 58.194749°N 5.228420°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Max. length | 2.15 km (1.34 mi) [1] |
Max. width | 1 km (0.62 mi) [1] |
Surface area | 60 ha (150 acres) [2] |
Average depth | 17 ft (5.2 m) [1] |
Max. depth | 71 ft (22 m) [1] |
Water volume | 108,519,039 cu ft (3,072,917.0 m3) [1] |
Shore length1 | 12 km (7.5 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 107 m (351 ft) [2] |
Max. temperature | 53.7 °F (12.1 °C) |
Min. temperature | 50.8 °F (10.4 °C) |
Islands | 18 islands and many rocky islets |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Cròcach is a large irregular shaped, shallow loch, located about three miles north of Lochinver in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. [1] [2] It is one of five lochs in Scotland with the same name. Loch Cròcach is located in an area known as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, [3] one of 40 such areas in Scotland. [4]
To the south and west of Loch Cròcach are the remains of several prehistoric Hut circles. [5]