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Site Information


Site Code NX6715
Site Name Loch Ken
Site documentation PDF
Standing Waters Site NX6715 - Survey Information PDF Click to view site documentation

Surveys


Survey Title Date Surveyor
3112 South West Scotland 1996 03-OCT-96 Olivia Lassiere, Claire Dines, nw, John Day, Nigel Willby

Site Location


Grid Reference NX657729
Easting 265700
Northing 572900
Altitude (m) 40
Island Name Mainland
Country Scotland
OS Map 77
UK Lakes Portal UK Lakes Portal


SNH Area Southern Scotland

Natural Heritage Zone Dumfries and Galloway

Site Name Designation Sitelink links to an external site
Kenmure Holms SSSI Sitelink


Local Authority Name Dumfries and Galloway

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



Site Characteristics


Site Origin Natural Lake
Surface Area (ha) 770.30
Catchment Area (ha)  
Max Dimension (m)  
Max Depth (m)  
Mean Depth (m)  
Retention Time  
Houses Yes
Roads Yes
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 5.67
Geology Llandovery

Access Description Loch has all or part of its shore within 0.1km of a metalled road




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

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