Loch Bad an Sgalaig
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LocationWester Ross, Scotland
Primary inflowsAbhainn a' Gharbh Choire [3]
| Loch Bad an Sgalaig | |
|---|---|
 From Meall Aundrary to Loch Bad an Sgalaig | |
  Loch Bad an Sgalaig | |
| Location | Wester Ross, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°40′32″N 5°36′33″W / 57.67556°N 5.60917°W[1] |
| Type | freshwater loch and reservoir[2][3] |
| Primary inflows | Abhainn a' Gharbh Choire [3] |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 0.66 mi (1.06 km)[2] |
| Max. width | 0.5 mi (0.80 km)[2] |
| Surface area | 132.2 ha (327 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 24.25 ft (7.39 m)[2] |
| Max. depth | 64 ft (20 m)[2] |
| Water volume | 151,000,000 cu ft (4,300,000 m3)[2] |
| Shore length1 | 10.2 km (6.3 mi) [1] |
| Surface elevation | 116 m (381 ft) [1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Bad an Sgalaig is a small, irregular shaped, freshwater loch and reservoir lying 5 mi (8.0 km) south of the village of Gairloch, in Wester Ross, Scotland.
The north west end of the loch, where it outflows to the Eas na Laimh stream,[4] was dammed in 1949 to power the Kerry Falls hydroelectric power station.[5]
The loch was surveyed on 30 July 1902[2] by T.N. Johnston and John Hewitt and later charted[6] as part of the Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.