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Loch a' Bhainne
Loch a' Bhainne
Loch a' Bhainne is located in Highland
Loch a' Bhainne
Loch a' Bhainne
Location in Highland
Location Highlands, Scotland
Coordinates 57°12′42″N 4°42′48″W / 57.211700°N 4.713200°W / 57.211700; -4.713200
Type freshwater loch
Primary inflows Mam a Croisg
Primary outflows Allt a' Bhainne
Basin countries Scotland
Max. length 0.33 mi (0.53 km)
Max. width 0.25 mi (0.40 km)
Surface area 2.9 ha (7.2 acres)
Average depth 10 ft (3.0 m)
Max. depth 28 ft (8.5 m)
Water volume 14,000,000 cu ft (400,000 m3)
Shore length1 0.6 km (0.37 mi)
Surface elevation 308 m (1,010 ft)
Islands 0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch a' Bhainne is a small, upland freshwater loch approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the east end of Loch Garry and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-west of Invergarry in the Scottish Highlands. The loch is roughly triangular in shape with a perimeter of 0.6 km (0.37 mi). It is approximately 0.33 mi (0.53 km) long, has an average depth of 10 ft (3.0 m) and is 28 ft (8.5 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed in 1903 by James Murray as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

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