THE FRESH- WATEJR LOCHS OF SCOTLAND. 163 



quite fresb. It trends in a south-west and north-east direction, and is two- 

 thirds of a mile in length, by a quarter of a mile in maximum breadth, 

 covering an area of about 60 acres. The loch is very shallow, 93 per cent, 

 of the lake-floor being covered by less than 5 feet of water, and the south-west 

 end is filled with weeds. The maximum depth of 6 feet was observed in two 

 places, the mean depth being estimated at 2| feet, and the volume of water 

 at 7 million cubic feet. The drainage area is about 3 square miles. On 

 May 25, 19<>4, the surface temperature was 58 0< Fahr. 



