Loch Lundie facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Loch Lundie |
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Loch Lundie
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 Loch Lundie
Location in Highland
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| Location | Highlands, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°05′29″N 4°48′50″W / 57.091500°N 4.814000°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | Allt Lundie |
| Primary outflows | Aldernaig Burn |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 0.75 mi (1.21 km) |
| Max. width | 0.33 mi (0.53 km) |
| Surface area | 44.1 ha (109 acres) |
| Average depth | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Max. depth | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Water volume | 78,000,000 cu ft (2,200,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Islands | 2 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Lundie is a beautiful freshwater loch (which is the Scottish word for lake). You can find it in a valley called Glen Garry in the Scottish Highlands. It's about 1.5 kilometers (or 0.9 miles) northwest of a place called Invergarry.
What is Loch Lundie Like?
Loch Lundie is a small lake, but it's very interesting! It's not perfectly round or oval. Instead, it has an irregular shape, almost like a puzzle piece.
Size and Depth
This loch is about 0.75 miles (1.2 kilometers) long. Its edges stretch for about 5.5 kilometers (3.4 miles) around. The water in Loch Lundie is quite deep in some spots. On average, it's about 40 feet (12 meters) deep. But at its very deepest point, it goes down to 54 feet (16 meters)!
Exploring the Loch
In the early 1900s, scientists studied Loch Lundie. In 1903, two researchers, Sir John Murray and James Murray, explored the loch. They were part of a big project to map all the freshwater lochs in Scotland. This project helped us learn a lot about how deep and big these lakes are.
