Loch Tay

Loch Tay
Loch Tay and Ben Lawers
Loch Tay
Location	Perthshire, Scotland
Coordinates	56°30′56″N 4°08′46″W / 56.51556°N 4.14611°W / 56.51556; -4.14611
Lake type	Loch
Primary inflows	Dochart, Lochay
Catchment area	232 sq mi (600 km2)[1]
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Max. length	14.55 mi (23.42 km)[1]
Max. width	0.7 mi (1.1 km)[1]
Surface area	10.19 sq mi (26.4 km2)[1]
Average depth	60.66 m (199.0 ft)[1]
Max. depth	154.8 m (508 ft)[1]
Water volume	1.6 km3 (0.38 cu mi)
Shore length1	3 km (1.9 mi)
Surface elevation	102 m (335 ft)
Islands	7
Settlements	Killin, Kenmore, Lawers, Ardeonaig
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Tay (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling council areas, the largest body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross.^[2] The watershed of Loch Tay traditionally formed the historic province of Breadalbane.

It is a long, narrow loch about 14.55 miles (23.42 km) long, and typically around 1 to 1.5 miles (1.6 to 2.4 km) wide, following the line of the strath from the south-west to north-east. It is the sixth-largest loch in Scotland by area and more 150 metres (490 ft) deep at its deepest.^[3]