Site Location
| Grid Reference |
NO252860 |
| Easting |
325200 |
| Northing |
786000 |
| Altitude (m) |
780 |
| Island Name |
Mainland |
| Country |
Scotland |
| OS Map |
44 |
| UK Lakes Portal |
UK Lakes Portal |
| SNH Area |
Tayside and Grampian |
| Natural Heritage Zone |
Cairngorm Massif |
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| Site Name |
Designation |
Sitelink  |
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Deeside And Lochnagar
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NSA
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Sitelink
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Cairngorms
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National Park
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Sitelink
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Cairngorms Massif
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SPA
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Sitelink
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| Local Authority Name |
Aberdeenshire |
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Site Characteristics
| Site Origin |
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| Surface Area (ha) |
9.00 |
| 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) |
C1 - Northern, usually small to medium-sized, acid, largely mountain lakes, with a limited range of plants, but Juncus bulbosus and Sparganium angustifolium constant. |
| Lake Type (Palmer 1992) |
3 |
| PLEX Score |
3.65 |
| Geology |
Granite, syenite, granophyre & allied types |
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