Loch Lomond facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 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°WCoordinates: 56°05′N 4°34′W / 56.083°N 4.567°W |
| 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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Map of the loch c. 1800
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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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The power station at Inveruglas on the west bank of Loch Lomond.
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Loch Lomond from just below Beinn Dubh and Creag an t-Seilich
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