Global InformationLoch Leitir Easaidh information
| Loch Leitir Easaidh | |
|---|---|
 Loch Leitir Easaidh at dusk | |
  Loch Leitir Easaidh | |
| Location | NC16802657 |
| Coordinates | 58°11′23″N 5°07′05″W / 58.18980026°N 5.11801710°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | unnamed burns flow from Loch na h-Innse Fraoich in the southeast and Loch Bad a' Chigean from the northeast. |
| Primary outflows | unnamed burn flows from Loch Leitir Easaidh at the eastern end into Loch Assynt |
| Max. length | 0.804672 km (0.500000 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.643738 km (0.400000 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 19 ha (47 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 20.00 ft (6.10 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 69.88 ft (21.30 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 423,213,862 cu ft (11,984,082.0 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 3 km (1.9 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 67 m (220 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 53.5 °F (11.9 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 42.0 °F (5.6 °C) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Leitir Easaidh is a small shallow irregular shaped freshwater lochan that flows directly into the northwestern end of Loch Assynt in Assynt, Sutherland, Scotland.[2][1] The loch is located in an area along with neighbouring Coigach, as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area,[3] one of 40 such areas in Scotland.[4]
- ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Leitir Easaidh. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 151. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch Leitir Easaidh". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area". NatureScot. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "National Scenic Areas". NatureScot. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
