Loch Awe

Loch Awe
Loch Obha (Scottish Gaelic)
Loch Awe, Argyll & Bute
Loch Awe Location within Argyll and Bute
Location	Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Coordinates	56°17′52″N 5°14′06″W / 56.29778°N 5.23500°W / 56.29778; -5.23500
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	River Orchy, Kames River
Primary outflows	River Awe
Catchment area	840 km2 (320 sq mi)
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	41 km (25 mi)
Max. width	1 km (0.62 mi)
Surface area	38.5 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Average depth	32 m (105 ft)
Max. depth	93.6 m (307 ft)
Water volume	1.2 km3 (0.29 cu mi)
Residence time	0.7 year
Shore length1	129 km (80 mi)
Surface elevation	36.2 m (119 ft)
Islands	Innis Chonnell, Inishail, Innis Chonain
Settlements	Lochawe
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Awe (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha; also sometimes anglicised as Lochawe, Lochaw, or Lochow) is a large body of freshwater in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.