Mochrum Loch

Mochrum loch
Location	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates	54°50′32″N 4°38′57″W / 54.842300°N 4.649300°WCoordinates: 54°50′32″N 4°38′57″W / 54.842300°N 4.649300°W
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	Castle Loch, Dumfries and Galloway burn
Primary outflows	Water of Malzie
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)[1]
Max. width	0.33 mi (0.53 km)[1]
Surface area	92 ha (230 acres)[2]
Average depth	7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Max. depth	13 ft (4.0 m)[1]
Water volume	68,000,000 cu ft (1,900,000 m^3)[1]
Shore length^1	10.2 km (6.3 mi)[2]
Surface elevation	75 m (246 ft)[2]
Islands	8 islets[2]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Mochrum Loch is a large, irregular shaped, shallow, freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southern Uplands of south-west Scotland. It lies approximately 8 mi (13 km) west of the town of Wigtown.^[1] The loch has several rocky islets.

Survey

The loch was surveyed^[1] in 1903 by James Murray and later charted ^[3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

1. "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Cree Basin". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
2. "Mochrum loch". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
3. "Lochs Castle & Mochrum (Vol. 5, Plate 41) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.