Loch Garbhaig, Letterewe Forest
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LocationNH00137054
Coordinates57°40′48″N 5°21′13″W / 57.68°N 5.3536°W
Typefreshwater loch
BasincountriesScotland
| Loch Garbhaig | |
|---|---|
 View north from Slioch with Loch Garbhaig in the foreground and Lochan Fada in the distance. | |
  Loch Garbhaig Location in Wester Ross | |
| Location | NH00137054 |
| Coordinates | 57°40′48″N 5°21′13″W / 57.68°N 5.3536°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 1.8 km (1.1 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 632 ha (1,560 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 35.4 ft (10.8 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 92.8 ft (28.3 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 230,532,625.8 ft3 (6,527,957.00 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 6 km (3.7 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 51.5 °F (10.8 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 44.1 °F (6.7 °C) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Garbhaig is a small remote shallow freshwater loch that lies underneath the northern cliffs of the mountain Slioch and is located between Loch Maree and Lochan Fada in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.[1][2] Loch Garbhaig drains into Loch Maree through River Abhainn na Fùirneis.
