Loch of Boardhouse

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Loch of Boardhouse
Boardhouse loch
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Boardhouse Loch viewed from Ravie Hill
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Loch of Boardhouse
Coordinates 59°6′42″N3°16′35″W / 59.11167°N 3.27639°W / 59.11167; -3.27639 Coordinates: 59°6′42″N3°16′35″W / 59.11167°N 3.27639°W / 59.11167; -3.27639
Type Freshwater loch
Primary inflows Burn of Kirbuster [1]
Primary outflows Burn of Boardhouse [2]
Basin  countries Scotland
Max. length2 mi (3.2 km) [1]
Max. width0.66 mi (1.06 km) [1]
Surface area1 sq mi (2.6 km2) [1]
Average depth2 m (6.6 ft) [3]
Max. depth3.2 m (10 ft) [3]
Water volume150,000,000 cu ft (4,200,000 m3) [1]
Surface elevation15 m (49 ft) [3]

The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing. [4] Nearby are the Loch of Hundland and the Loch of Swannay.

The loch was surveyed [1] in 1906 by Sir John Murray and later charted [5] as part of the Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Orkney". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. "Gazetteer for Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland. 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Macrophyte survey of the Loch of Boardhouse, Orkney" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. 2004. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. "The Lochs of Orkney". Orkney Trout Fishing. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  5. "View: Lochs of Boardhouse, Hundland and Swannay - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  6. Murray, John; Pullar, Laurence (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland during the years 1897 to 1909: report on scientific results. Edinburgh.