Site Location
| Grid Reference |
NN004164 |
| Easting |
200400 |
| Northing |
716400 |
| Altitude (m) |
40 |
| Island Name |
Mainland |
| Country |
Scotland |
| OS Map |
50 |
| UK Lakes Portal |
UK Lakes Portal |
| SNH Area |
Argyll and the Outer Hebrides |
| Natural Heritage Zone |
Lochaber |
| Natural Heritage Zone |
Argyll West and Islands |
| Local Authority Name |
Argyll and Bute |
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Site Characteristics
| Site Origin |
Natural Lake |
| Surface Area (ha) |
3943.20 |
| 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 |
5.46 |
| Geology |
Quartz-mica-schist, grit, slate & phyllite (Upper Dalradian) |
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