Loch an Nostarie

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Loch an Nostarie
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Loch an Nostarie
Location in Lochaber
Location NM69099535
Coordinates 56°59′34″N5°48′09″W / 56.9928°N 5.8024°W / 56.9928; -5.8024
Type freshwater loch
Max. length0.8 km (0.50 mi) [1]
Max. width0.8 km (0.50 mi) [1]
Surface area45 ha (110 acres) [2]
Average depth10.8 ft (3.3 m) [1]
Max. depth10.1 ft (3.1 m) [1]
Water volume53,611,548.7 cu ft (1,518,110.00 m3) [2]
Shore length16 km (3.7 mi) [2]
Surface elevation24 m (79 ft) [2]
Max. temperature50.4 °F (10.2 °C)
Min. temperature50.3 °F (10.2 °C)
Islands 9
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch an Nostarie is an irregular shaped shallow freshwater loch that lies about a mile north of the west-end of Loch Morar and about a mile south-east of Mallaig in the Lochaber district of Scotland. [1] [2] Loch an Nostarie drains through the little lochan Loch a' Mheadhoin through lochan Loch a' Bhada Dharaich (Loch of the Oak thicket) flowing south along Allt an Lóin stream into Loch Morar. [1] Directly to the south of the loch is Loch a' Ghille Ghobaich.

Walking

There is extensive walking routes that take in Loch an Nostarie, [3] which is part of the Loch an Nostarie circuit. [4]

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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 Morar Basin Volume II – Loch an Nostarie. p. 207.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Loch an Nostarie". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. "Walks around Maillaig, Morar and Arisaig" (PDF). Highland Council. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. "Loch an Nostarie circuit, Mallaig". Walk Highlands. ISSN   2516-0877 . Retrieved 30 September 2023.