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Loch Anna
Loch Anna
Loch Anna is located in Highland
Loch Anna
Loch Anna
Location in Highland
Location Lochalsh, Scotland
Coordinates 57°18′14″N 5°31′27″W / 57.304000°N 5.524300°W / 57.304000; -5.524300
Type freshwater loch
Primary inflows Allt Loch Anna
Basin countries Scotland
Max. length 0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Surface area 9.9 ha (24 acres)
Average depth 4 m (13 ft)
Max. depth 8.2 m (27 ft)
Water volume 13,000,000 cu ft (370,000 m3)
Shore length1 1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Surface elevation 317 m (1,040 ft)
Islands 1
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.


Loch Anna is a small, upland, freshwater loch approximately 2.4 km (1.5 mi) north of Loch Alsh at Ardelve, in Lochalsh, Scotland. It lies in a northwest to southeast direction, is approximately 0.5 km (0.31 mi) in length, and is at an altitude of 317 m (1,040 ft). The loch is irregular in shape, is on average 4 m (13 ft) deep, with a maximum depth of 8.2 m (27 ft). It was surveyed in 1904 by James Murray as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

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