Loch Morar

Loch Morar
The shallower western end of the loch
Loch Morar Location in Lochaber
Location	NM76129087
Coordinates	56°57′00″N 5°40′20″W / 56.95000°N 5.67222°W / 56.95000; -5.67222
Type	freshwater loch, dimictic, oligotrophic
Primary inflows	River Meoble
Primary outflows	River Morar
Catchment area	168 square kilometres (65 sq mi)
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Max. width	2.35 km (1.46 mi)[1]
Surface area	26.7 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Average depth	87 metres (284 ft)
Max. depth	310 m (1,017 ft)
Water volume	2.3073 cubic kilometres (81,482,000,000 cu ft)
Shore length1	59 km (37 mi)[2]
Surface elevation	14 metres (46 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Morar (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Mòrair) is a freshwater loch in the Rough Bounds of Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.^[2] It is the fifth-largest loch by surface area in Scotland, at 26.7 km² (10.3 sq mi), and the deepest freshwater body in the British Isles with a maximum depth of 310 m (1,017 ft). The loch was created by glacial action around 10,000 years ago, and has a surface elevation of 9 metres (30 ft) above sea level. It separates the traditional district of North Morar (which contains the village of Morar), from Arisaig and Moidart.