Loch Stack

Loch Stack
Loch Stack
Location	Sutherland, Scotland
Coordinates	58°20′12″N 4°55′28″W / 58.336700°N 4.924500°W[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	An Earachd[2]
Primary outflows	River Laxford [2]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	2.5 mi (4.0 km)[2]
Surface area	252.1 ha (623 acres)[1]
Average depth	86 ft (26 m)[2]
Max. depth	108 ft (33 m)[2]
Water volume	988,000,000 cu ft (28,000,000 m^3)[2]
Shore length^1	16.6 km (10.3 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	46 m (151 ft)[1]
Islands	1[1]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Stack is a large, irregular shaped freshwater loch in the Northwest of Scotland. It lies approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) southeast of Laxford Bridge and is surrounded by mountains. Ben Stack rises steeply from the loch's southwestern shore and Arkle lies directly to the north.

Survey

The loch was surveyed^[2] between the 6 and 8 September 1902 by T.N. Johnston and James Murray and later charted ^[3] as part of the Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

1. "Loch Stack". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
2. "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Laxford Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
3. "Loch Stack (Laxford Basin) (Vol. 5, Plate 9) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 6 May 2015.