Loch of Lintrathen
Loch of Lintrathen | |
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Location | NO27765487 |
Coordinates | 56°40′49″N 3°10′58″W / 56.68030167°N 3.18285226°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Max. length | 2 km (1.2 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 1.2 km (0.75 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 169 ha (420 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 23.29 ft (7.10 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 69.88 ft (21.30 m)[1] |
Water volume | 423,213,862 cu ft (11,984,082.0 m3)[1] |
Shore length1 | 8 km (5.0 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 205 m (673 ft)[2] |
Max. temperature | 55.5 °F (13.1 °C) |
Min. temperature | 48.0 °F (8.9 °C) |
Islands | 0 |
Settlements | Kirriemuir |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch of Lintrathen is a man-made loch occupying a glacial basin at the southern end of
The small village of Bridgend of Lintrathen lies on the southern shore of the loch, which is owned by Scottish Water and used as a water supply reservoir as well as an important wildlife site.[4] The loch has been the main water supply for the city of Dundee and Angus since 1875.[5] The water in the Loch of Lintrathen feeds down from Backwater Reservoir 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north and exits it via sluices at Bridgend of Lintrathen, flowing southward past Lintrathen Mill in the ‘Melgam Water’, which has a confluence with the River Isla 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) farther south at Airlie Castle.[6] The loch has a surface area of 151.1 hectares (373 acres) and its dam is an earthworks dam.[3]
Loch of Lintrathen is a mid-altitude
As well as being recognised as a
References
- ^ 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 of Lintrathen. National Library of Scotland. p. 122. Retrieved 6 December 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch of Lintrathen". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lintrathen, Loch of". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Loch of Lintrathen". Scottish Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 12 April 2019.,
- ^ "Loch Of Lintrathen Reservoir, Dam". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Loch of Lintrathen Wildlife Reserve". Cateran Museum. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "UK Loch of Lintrathen 13039 RIS 2006" (PDF). Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Loch of Lintrathen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Loch of Lintrathen SPA". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 12 April 2019.