Loch Bhac

Loch Bhac
Loch a' Bhac-glais Looking down on the loch from Beinn Bhreac. Preshal More in the background.
Loch Bhac
Location NN822622
Coordinates 56°44′13″N 3°55′37″W / 56.737°N 3.9270°W / 56.737; -3.9270Coordinates: 56°44′13″N 3°55′37″W / 56.737°N 3.9270°W / 56.737; -3.9270
Type freshwater loch
Max. length 1.28748 km (0.80000 mi)[1]
Max. width 0.257 km (0.160 mi)[1]
Surface area 12.2 ha (30 acres)[2]
Average depth 3.5 ft (1.1 m)[1]
Max. depth 9 ft (2.7 m)[1]
Water volume 9,818,000 cu ft (278,000 m3)[1]
Shore length1 1.5 km (0.93 mi) [2]
Surface elevation 326 m (1,070 ft)[2]
Max. temperature 54.3 °F (12.4 °C)
Min. temperature 55 °F (13 °C)
Islands 0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Bhac (Bhaic or Vach) is a fine freshwater trout loch, located in the west part of the Allean Forest, and east part of Tay Forest park, and slightly north of Loch Tummel, within Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1][2] Loch Bhac sits on a south-west to north-east orientation.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Bhac. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 95. Retrieved 15 September 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Loch Bhac". British Lakes. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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