Loch Lochy

Loch Lochy
Loch Lochy
	View from the A82
	Loch Lochy
Location	Lochaber, Highland, Scotland
Coordinates	56°58′07″N 4°54′38″W / 56.96861°N 4.91056°W
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	River Arkaig
Primary outflows	River Lochy
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Max. length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Surface area	16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Average depth	70 m (230 ft)
Max. depth	162 m (531 ft)
Water volume	1.1 km3 (0.26 cu mi)
Surface elevation	94 ft (29 m)
Settlements	Close to Nevis range mountains experience 0.7 km

Loch Lochy (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Lòchaidh) is a large freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.^[1]^[2]^[3] With a mean depth of 70 m (230 ft), it is the third-deepest loch of Scotland.

^ John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Polly Basin Volume II – Loch Lurgainn. p. 356. Retrieved 15 November 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Loch Lochy". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Loch Lochy". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 15 November 2022.