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Site Information


Site Code NJ4018
Site Name Loch Davan
Site documentation PDF
Standing Waters Site NJ4018 - Survey Information PDF Click to view site documentation

Surveys


Survey Title Date Surveyor
2169 Deeside 1988 12-SEP-88 Sue Bell, Iain Gunn, Liz Charter

Site Location


Grid Reference NJ441007
Easting 344100
Northing 800700
Altitude (m) 160
Island Name Mainland
Country Scotland
OS Map 37
UK Lakes Portal UK Lakes Portal


SNH Area Tayside and Grampian

Natural Heritage Zone North East Glens

Site Name Designation Sitelink links to an external site
Muir Of Dinnet SAC Sitelink
Muir Of Dinnet SPA Sitelink
Cairngorms National Park Sitelink
Muir Of Dinnet NNR Sitelink
Muir Of Dinnet RAMSAR Sitelink


Local Authority Name Aberdeenshire

Responsible Water Agency Area
Scottish Environment Protection Agency links to an external site SEPA North



Site Characteristics


Site Origin  
Surface Area (ha) 38.00
Catchment Area (ha)  
Max Dimension (m)  
Max Depth (m)  
Mean Depth (m)  
Retention Time  
Houses  
Roads  
Lake Group (Duigan 2006) E - Northern, often large, low altitude and coastal, above-neutral lakes with a high diversity of plant species including Littorella uniflora, Myriophyllum alterniflorum, Potamogeton perfoliatus and Chara spp.
Lake Type (Palmer 1992) 5a
PLEX Score 6.31
Geology Quartzose-mica-schist
Geology Granite, syenite, granophyre & allied types



Useful websites
Muir Of Dinnet NNR links to an external site SNH logo link to SNH website
National Park
Cairngorms National Park website links to an external site


Data Copyright Owner
Scottish Natural Heritage(SNH) links to an external site

SNH logo link to SNH website




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