Loch Lomond facts for kids

Loch Lomond
Location	West Dunbartonshire/Argyll and Bute/Stirling
Coordinates
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.

Images for kids

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  Loch Lomond, looking west from Ben Lomond

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  From the summit of the island of Inchcailloch to Torrinch, Creinch, Inchmurrin and Ben Bowie

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  Maid of the Loch at Balloch pier

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  Loch Lomond from just below Beinn Dubh and Creag an t-Seilich