Loch Davan
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Primary inflowsRed Burn and Logie Burn[2]
| Loch Davan | |
|---|---|
 Dawn at Loch Davan | |
  Loch Davan | |
| Location | Grampian, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°5′40″N 2°55′23″W / 57.09444°N 2.92306°W[1] |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | Red Burn and Logie Burn[2] |
| Primary outflows | Monandavan Burn [2] |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 0.75 mi (1.21 km)[3] |
| Max. width | 0.33 mi (0.53 km)[3] |
| Surface area | 42.2 ha (104 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 4 ft (1.2 m)[3] |
| Max. depth | 9 ft (2.7 m)[3] |
| Water volume | 25,000,000 cu ft (710,000 m3)[3] |
| Shore length1 | 3.3 km (2.1 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 167 m (548 ft)[1] |
| Islands | 0[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Davan is a small, triangular, freshwater loch approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) northeast of Ballater, Scotland and lying immediately north of Loch Kinord. It is approximately 0.75 mi (1.21 km) in length and was formed from a glacial kettle hole.[2][4] The loch sits within the Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve.[2]
Due to its shallowness, light penetrates to the loch floor. Consequently, many species of aquatic plants exist including water lobelia, quillwort and shoreweed. Around the perimeter reeds, sedges, horsetails, bulrushes and willow scrub are found. The loch is also home to pike, otters, migrating geese and other wildfowl.[2]