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Loch Broom (Perth and Kinross)

Coordinates: 56°42′10″N 3°37′07″W / 56.7027°N 3.6185°W / 56.7027; -3.6185
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Loch Broom
Loch Broom is located in Perth and Kinross
Loch Broom
Loch Broom
LocationNO009579
Coordinates56°42′10″N 3°37′07″W / 56.7027°N 3.6185°W / 56.7027; -3.6185
Typefreshwater loch
Primary outflowsLochbroom Burn
Max. length1.2 km (0.75 mi)[1]
Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi)[1]
Surface area41.6 ha (103 acres)[2]
Average depth1.5 m (5 ft)[1]
Max. depth2.7 m (9 ft)[1]
Water volume532,700 m3 (18,813,000 cu ft)[1]
Shore length13.2 km (2 mi) [2]
Surface elevation88 m (289 ft)[2]
Max. temperature16 °C (60 °F)
Min. temperature16.0 °C (60.8 °F)
Islands0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Broom is a freshwater trout loch, located in the hills 3 miles (5 kilometres) east of Pitlochry, within Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Broom. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 89. Retrieved 14 September 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch Broom". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 26 June 2020.