Loch Fender

Loch Fender
Meall Dearg rises above the loch 1 Km away.
Loch Fender
Location	NN87904131
Coordinates	56°33′01″N3°49′30″W / 56.55039978°N 3.82493972°W / 56.55039978; -3.82493972
Type	freshwater loch
Max. length	0.48 km (0.30 mi) [1]
Max. width	0.40 km (0.25 mi) [1]
Surface area	9 ha (22 acres) [2]
Average depth	31.82 ft (9.70 m) [1]
Max. depth	78 ft (24 m) [1]
Water volume	30,998,000 cu ft (877,800 m3) [1]
Shore length1	1 km (0.62 mi) [2]
Surface elevation	578 m (1,896 ft) [2]
Max. temperature	42.4 °F (5.8 °C)
Min. temperature	36 °F (2 °C)
Islands	0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Fender is a small irregular shaped freshwater loch that lies to the north of Loch Freuchie and three miles south-south-east of Amulree and 2+1⁄2 miles from southeast from Milton in Perth and Kinross. For its size it is very deep. ^{[3] [1] [2]}

Geography

Loch Fender lies midway between Glen Quaich and Glen Cochill in a bowl formed between two small hills, at the top of Glen Fender.

See also

• List of lochs in Scotland

References

1. John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II – Loch Freuchie. National Library of Scotland. p. 115. Retrieved 10 October 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. "Loch Fender". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 13 October 2019.
3. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Fender, Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 13 October 2019.