Site Location
Grid Reference |
NR813898 |
Easting |
181300 |
Northing |
689800 |
Altitude (m) |
150 |
Island Name |
Mainland |
Country |
Scotland |
OS Map |
55 |
UK Lakes Portal |
UK Lakes Portal |
SNH Area |
Argyll and the Outer Hebrides |
Natural Heritage Zone |
Argyll West and Islands |
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Site Name |
Designation |
Sitelink |
Knapdale
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NSA
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Sitelink
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Local Authority Name |
Argyll and Bute |
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Site Characteristics
Site Origin |
Natural Lake |
Surface Area (ha) |
12.00 |
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 |
4.62 |
Geology |
Quartzite grit, interstratified quartzose-mica-schist |
Geology |
Epidiorite, hornblende-schist & allied types |
Geology |
Basalt, dolerite, camptonite & allied types |
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