Mochrum Loch

Mochrum loch
Location Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates 54°50′32″N 4°38′57″W / 54.842300°N 4.649300°W / 54.842300; -4.649300Coordinates: 54°50′32″N 4°38′57″W / 54.842300°N 4.649300°W / 54.842300; -4.649300
Type freshwater loch
Primary inflows Castle Loch, Dumfries and Galloway burn
Primary outflows Water of Malzie
Basin countries Scotland
Max. length 1.5 mi (2.4 km)[1]
Max. width 0.33 mi (0.53 km)[1]
Surface area 92 ha (230 acres)[2]
Average depth 7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Max. depth 13 ft (4.0 m)[1]
Water volume 68,000,000 cu ft (1,900,000 m3)[1]
Shore length1 10.2 km (6.3 mi)[2]
Surface elevation 75 m (246 ft)[2]
Islands 8 islets[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Mochrum Loch is a large, irregular shaped, shallow, freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southern Uplands of south-west Scotland. It lies approximately 8 mi (13 km) west of the town of Wigtown.[1] The loch has several rocky islets.

Survey

The loch was surveyed[1] in 1903 by James Murray and later charted [3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References


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