Loch Culag
Lily pads cover Loch Culag, on the minor road south of Lochinver.
Loch Culag is located in Sutherland
Loch Culag
Loch Culag
Location in Sutherland
LocationNC09752165
Coordinates58°08′34″N 5°14′00″W / 58.14279938°N 5.233224164°W / 58.14279938; -5.233224164
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsRiver River
Primary outflowsAmhainn na Culeig
Max. length0.8040 km (0.4996 mi)[1]
Max. width0.4023 km (0.2500 mi)[1]
Surface area15 ha (37 acres)[2]
Average depth3.60892 ft (1.10000 m)[1]
Max. depth8.85827 ft (2.70000 m)[1]
Water volume5,661,258 cu ft (160,309.0 m3)[1]
Shore length13 km (1.9 mi) [2]
Surface elevation24 m (79 ft)[2]
Max. temperature50.5 °F (10.3 °C)
Min. temperature50.1 °F (10.1 °C)
Islands0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Culag also known as Loch na Doire Daraich is a small freshwater shallow loch, located south of Lochinver in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Highland, Scotland.[1][2] The loch is located in an area along with neighbouring Coigach, as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area,[3] one of 40 such areas in Scotland.[4]

Geography

The primary inflow to the loch comes from Loch Druim Suardalain, located three-quarters of a mile to the east, via the short Culag River (Gealic:Amhainn na Culeig), and flows out of Loch Culag and meets the sea in the harbour of Lochinver, a short distance later.[5]

The loch is surrounded by low-hills to the east and flat hillocks in all other directions. The very top of the mountain Suilven, known as Caisteal Liath ("Grey Castle") at 731m is visible in a north-east direction.[6] At the northern-west end of the loch is a small promontory or peninsula that hosts Lochinver primary school.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II – Loch Culag. National Library of Scotland. p. 154. Retrieved 2 August 2021.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Loch Culag". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area". NatureScot. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "National Scenic Areas". NatureScot. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Culag River". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Wilfred Taylor; Noel Habgood (1973). Scotland in Colour. Batsford. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-7134-0026-7. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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