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Loch Lomond
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Location West Dunbartonshire/Argyll and Bute/Stirling
Coordinates 56°05′N 4°34′W / 56.083°N 4.567°W / 56.083; -4.567
Type freshwater loch
Primary inflows Endrick Water, Fruin Water, River Falloch
Primary outflows River Leven
Catchment area 696 km2 (269 sq mi)
Basin countries Scotland
Max. length 39 km (24 mi)
Max. width 8 km (5.0 mi)
Surface area 71 km2 (27 sq mi)
Average depth 37 m (121 ft)
Max. depth 190 m (620 ft)
Water volume 2.6 km3 (0.62 cu mi)
Residence time 1.9 years
Surface elevation 7.6 m (25 ft)
Islands 60 (Inchcailloch, Inchmurrin, Inchfad)
Sections/sub-basins north basin, south basin


Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch. It is the largest inland stretch of water in Great Britain by surface area. The loch contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh-water island in the British Isles. Loch Lomond is a popular leisure destination and is featured in song The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond.

Loch Lomond lies on the Highland Boundary Fault, the boundary between the Lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands. It is 24 miles (39 kilometres) long and between 0.75 mile (1.21 km) and 5 miles (8 km) wide. It has an average depth of about 121 feet (37 metres), and a maximum depth of about 620 feet (190 metres). Its surface area is 27 square miles (71 km2), and it has a volume of 0.62 cubic miles (2.6 km3).

Of all lochs and lakes in Great Britain, it is the largest by surface area, and the second largest (after Loch Ness) by water volume. Within the United Kingdom, it is surpassed only by Lough Neagh and Lower Lough Erne in Northern Ireland. In the British Isles as a whole there are several larger loughs in the Republic of Ireland.

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