Loch Oich
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Location | Highlands of Scotland |
Coordinates | 57°4′N 4°47′W / 57.067°N 4.783°WCoordinates: 57°4′N 4°47′W / 57.067°N 4.783°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Max. length | 6.5 km (4 mi) |
Max. width | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
Max. depth | 47 m (154 ft) |
Surface elevation | 32 m (106 ft) |
Loch Oich (/ˌlɒx
The Loch Oich wildlife is rich with a wide variety of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Every autumn the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) migrates from the sea using Loch Oich, Loch Lochy and Loch Ness as their spawning nests. After two years when the fingerling are up to 20 cm (8 in) long they migrate back to the sea where they grow rapidly and weigh from 3.5–17 kg (8–37 lb) after two years.
Thomas Telford artificially raised the level of the loch by many feet to provide a navigable channel for the Caledonian Canal.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Gazetteer for Scotland". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17.
- ↑ "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909". National Library of Scotland. Archived from the original on 2007-02-08.
- ↑ "Scottish Canoe Association".