Loch Dochard

Loch Dochard
Location	Strathclyde, Scotland
Coordinates	56°32′09″N 4°54′27″W / 56.5358°N 4.9074°W / 56.5358; -4.9074Coordinates: 56°32′09″N 4°54′27″W / 56.5358°N 4.9074°W / 56.5358; -4.9074[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.66 mi (1.06 km)[2]
Max. width	0.3 mi (0.48 km)[2]
Surface area	35.9 ha (89 acres)[1]
Average depth	12 ft (3.7 m)[2]
Max. depth	42 ft (13 m)[2]
Water volume	54,000,000 cu ft (1,500,000 m3)[2]
Shore length1	5.7 km (3.5 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	221 m (725 ft)[1]
Islands	1[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Dochard is an upland freshwater loch lying approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Bridge of Orchy in Strathclyde, Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular shape with a perimeter of 3 km (1.9 mi). It is approximately 0.66 mi (1.06 km) long, has an average depth of 12 ft (3.7 m) and is 42 ft (13 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed^[2] on 18 May 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted^[3] as part of his Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

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