Loch a' Ghobhainn facts for kids

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Loch a' Ghobhainn Location in Highland
Location	Wester Ross, Highlands Scotland
Coordinates	57°37′50″N 5°35′50″W / 57.6305°N 5.5971°W / 57.6305; -5.5971
Type	freshwater loch
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Max. width	0.3 mi (0.48 km)
Surface area	108.7 ha (269 acres)
Average depth	12.5 ft (3.8 m)
Max. depth	28 ft (8.5 m)
Water volume	54,000,000 cu ft (1,500,000 m3)
Shore length1	3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Surface elevation	308 m (1,010 ft)
Islands	2
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch a' Ghobhainn is an upland freshwater loch lying inland and south west of the village of Shieldaig in the Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular, somewhat elliptical shape with a perimeter of 3.1 km (1.9 mi). It is approximately 0.75 mi (1.21 km) long, has an average depth of 12.5 ft (3.8 m) and is 28 ft (8.5 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed on 8 August 1902 by T.N. Johnston and John Hewitt and later charted as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.