| Mochrum Loch | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 54°50′32″N 4°38′57″W / 54.842300°N 4.649300°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | Castle Loch Burn |
| Primary outflows | Water of Malzie |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Max. width | 0.33 mi (0.53 km) |
| Surface area | 92 ha (230 acres) |
| Average depth | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Max. depth | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Water volume | 68,000,000 cu ft (1,900,000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 10.2 km (6.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Islands | 8 islets |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Mochrum Loch is a large, irregular shaped, shallow, freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southern Uplands of south-west Scotland. It lies approximately 8 mi (13 km) west of the town of Wigtown. The loch has several rocky islets.
Survey
The loch was surveyed in 1903 by James Murray and later charted as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Cree Basin". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Mochrum loch". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Lochs Castle & Mochrum (Vol. 5, Plate 41) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
