Loch Achall

Loch Achall

A view towards the east end of the loch from Stacan Dubha.
Location Ullapool, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland
Coordinates 57°54′29.83″N 5°4′56.18″W / 57.9082861°N 5.0822722°W / 57.9082861; -5.0822722
Primary outflows River Ullapool
Basin countries Scotland
Max. length 3.0 km (1.9 mi)
Surface area 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Average depth 27.7 ft (8.4 m)
Max. depth 70 ft (21 m)
Water volume 11.4 km3 (2.7 cu mi)
Surface elevation 262.4 ft (80.0 m)

Loch Achall (Gaelic: Loch Ach a' Challa - loch of the hazel field) is a freshwater loch, lying 2 miles northeast of Ullapool, in Rhidorroch, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.[1]

Geography

Loch Achall is a long narrow loch, 0.579 km (0.360 mi) at its widest point. It is dominated by the peaks of the Marilyn's Beinn Eilideach directly to the south, at 1,833 ft (559 m) and the peak of Meall Liath Choire to the north east at 1,801 ft (549 m). The loch is fed by the Rivers Rhidorroch and Allt a'Ghiubhais, while the River Ullapool flows from its western end towards Loch Broom.

References

  1. Achall, Loch
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