Loch a' Bhainne

Loch a' Bhainne
Location	Highlands, Scotland
Coordinates	57°12′42″N 4°42′48″W / 57.211700°N 4.713200°W / 57.211700; -4.713200Coordinates: 57°12′42″N 4°42′48″W / 57.211700°N 4.713200°W / 57.211700; -4.713200[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	Mam a Croisg [2]
Primary outflows	Allt a' Bhainne[2]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.33 mi (0.53 km)[2]
Max. width	0.25 mi (0.40 km)[2]
Surface area	2.9 ha (7.2 acres)[1]
Average depth	10 ft (3.0 m)[2]
Max. depth	28 ft (8.5 m)[2]
Water volume	14,000,000 cu ft (400,000 m3)[2]
Shore length1	0.6 km (0.37 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)[1]
Islands	0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch a' Bhainne is a small, upland freshwater loch approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the east end of Loch Garry and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-west of Invergarry in the Scottish Highlands. The loch is roughly triangular in shape with a perimeter of 0.6 km (0.37 mi). It is approximately 0.33 mi (0.53 km) long, has an average depth of 10 ft (3.0 m) and is 28 ft (8.5 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed^[2] in 1903 by James Murray^[3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

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