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Site Information


Site Code NN6402
Site Name Lochan nan Cat
Site documentation PDF
Standing Waters Site NN6402 - Survey Information PDF Click to view site documentation

Surveys


Survey Title Date Surveyor
3165 South East Scotland 1997 18-SEP-97 Claire Cornish, Olivia Lassiere

Site Location


Grid Reference NN645426
Easting 264500
Northing 742600
Altitude (m) 710
Island Name Mainland
Country Scotland
OS Map 51
UK Lakes Portal UK Lakes Portal


SNH Area Tayside and Grampian

Natural Heritage Zone Central Argyll and Breadalbane

Site Name Designation Sitelink links to an external site
Ben Lawers SAC Sitelink
Loch Rannoch And Glen Lyon NSA Sitelink
Ben Lawers NNR Sitelink
Ben Lawers SSSI Sitelink


Local Authority Name Perth and Kinross

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



Site Characteristics


Site Origin Natural Lake
Surface Area (ha) 13.30
Catchment Area (ha)  
Max Dimension (m)  
Max Depth (m)  
Mean Depth (m)  
Retention Time  
Houses No
Roads No
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) 3
PLEX Score 5.73
Geology Quartzose-mica-schist
Geology Limestone
Geology Basalt, dolerite, camptonite & allied types

Access Description Site occurs >1km from a metalled road with no further access route leading to within 1km of the site


Useful websites
Ben Lawers NNR links to an external site SNH logo link to SNH website


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

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