Site Location
| Grid Reference |
NH515245 |
| Easting |
251500 |
| Northing |
824500 |
| Altitude (m) |
10 |
| Island Name |
Mainland |
| Country |
Scotland |
| OS Map |
26 |
| UK Lakes Portal |
UK Lakes Portal |
| Natural Heritage Zone |
Northern Highlands |
| Natural Heritage Zone |
Moray Firth |
| Local Authority Name |
Highland |
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Site Characteristics
| Site Origin |
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| Surface Area (ha) |
5640.00 |
| Catchment Area (ha) |
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| Max Dimension (m) |
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| Max Depth (m) |
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| Mean Depth (m) |
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| Retention Time |
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| Houses |
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| Roads |
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| Lake Group (Duigan 2006) |
D - Widespread, often large, mid-altitude circumneutral lakes, with a high diversity of plants including Littorella uniflora, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Callitriche hamulata, Fontinalis antipyretica and Glyceria fluitans. |
| Lake Type (Palmer 1992) |
3 |
| PLEX Score |
5 |
| Geology |
Quartz-fledspar-granulite |
| Geology |
Granite, syenite, granophyre & allied types |
| Geology |
Middle Old Red Sandstone |
| Geology |
Lower Old Red Sandstone, including Downtonian |
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