Loch Awe, Inchnadamph
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LocationNC24561530
Primary inflowsUnnamed burn that flows from Loch na Gruagaich into the northern end of Loch Awe.
| Loch Awe | |
|---|---|
| Loch Obha | |
 Loch Awe Trees have flourished on the islands, safe from grazing deer. | |
  Loch Awe | |
| Location | NC24561530 |
| Coordinates | 58°05′29″N 4°58′40″W / 58.09130096°N 4.97789574°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | Unnamed burn that flows from Loch na Gruagaich into the northern end of Loch Awe. |
| Primary outflows | River Loanan, drains into Loch Assynt |
| Max. length | 1.28 km (0.80 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.48 km (0.30 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 31 ha (77 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 4.92126 ft (1.50000 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 6.88976 ft (2.10000 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 16,573,596.9 ft3 (469,312.00 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 4 km (2.5 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 154 m (505 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 53.5 °F (11.9 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 3.5 °F (−15.8 °C) |
| Islands | 8 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Awe (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha [3]) is a small loch, located 4 miles south of Loch Assynt and next to the village of Ledmore, within the Assynt area of Sutherland, Scotland.[4][2][1] The loch is located in an area along with neighbouring Coigach, as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area,[5] one of 40 such areas in Scotland.[6]
