Site Location
Grid Reference |
NS241815 |
Easting |
224100 |
Northing |
681500 |
Altitude (m) |
140 |
Island Name |
Mainland |
Country |
Scotland |
OS Map |
63 |
UK Lakes Portal |
UK Lakes Portal |
SNH Area |
Argyll and the Outer Hebrides |
Natural Heritage Zone |
Argyll West and Islands |
Local Authority Name |
Argyll and Bute |
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Site Characteristics
Site Origin |
Reservoir |
Surface Area (ha) |
4.70 |
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 |
No |
Roads |
No |
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 |
4.57 |
Geology |
Quartz-mica-schist, grit, slate & phyllite (Upper Dalradian) |
Access Description |
Site occurs between 0.5and 1.0km from a metalled road with no further access route within 0.1km of the site. |
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