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Lake of Menteith
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Lake of Menteith is located in Stirling
Lake of Menteith
Lake of Menteith
Coordinates56°10′28″N 4°17′32″W / 56.1744°N 4.2921°W / 56.1744; -4.2921
Typefreshwater loch
Primary outflowsRiver Forth
Max. length2.4 km (1.5 mi)[1]
Max. width1.6 km (1 mi)[1]
Surface area252 ha (620 acres)[2]
Average depth6.02 m (19.75 ft)[1]
Max. depth23 m (77 ft)[1]
Shore length19.7 km (6.0 mi) [2]
Surface elevation18 m (59 ft)[2]
IslandsInchmahome, Dog Isle, Inch Talla
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake of Menteith, also known as Loch Inchmahome (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig), is a loch in Scotland located on the Carse of Stirling (the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers Forth and Teith, upstream from Stirling).[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c d e John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Forth Basin Volume II - Lake of Menteith. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 16. Retrieved 12 May 2018.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lake of Menteith". British Lakes. Retrieved 12 May 2018.

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