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BATHYMETRICAL SURVEY OF 
LOCHS OF THE EWE BASIN. 
Thirteen lochs draining into Loch Ewe were visited by the Lake 
Survey, viz., Loch Maree, Lochan Fada, Lochs Garbhaig, Coulin, 
Clair, Tollie, Kernsary, Ghiuragarstidh, Mhic’ Hie Riabhaich, a’ 
Bhaid-Luachraich, Sguod, an t-Slagain, and an Drainc. The two 
last-mentioned lochs fall into the sea just outside the entrance to Loch 
Ewe, but it has been found convenient to include them with the lochs 
of the Ewe basin. The relations between the various lochs will be 
readily grasped by reference to the small index map of the district 
shown in Fig. 37. The drainage area under consideration extends 
from the mouth of Loch Ewe to the summit of Cam Odhar in the 
south, and close to the shores of Loch Fannich in the east, and is about 
30 miles in length from north to south, and about 17 miles in maximum 
width from east to west. The total area is about 220 square miles 
(excluding Loch Ewe), and, as will be seen from the table at the end 
of this paper, about 185J square miles drain into the lochs now to be 
dealt with, leaving about 35 square miles draining into the sea irrespec- 
tive of these lochs. The head-waters of the basin on the south take 
their rise on the flanks of Beinn Liath Mhor and Cam Breac, flowing 
by the river Coulin into Loch Coulin, thence into Loch Clair, thence 
by the Allt Ghairbhe into the Kinlochewe river, at Kinlochewe, which 
falls into Loch Maree at its head. A short distance along the north- 
eastern shore Loch Maree receives the outflow from Lochan Fada by 
the Abhuinn an Fhasaigh, and, still further down, the outflow from 
Loch Garbhaig* by the Amhainn na Fuirneis. At its foot Loch Maree 
receives the outflow from Loch Tollie on the west, and from Lochs 
Ghiuragarstidh and Kernsary on the north-east, and its waters are 
carried by the river Ewe into the head of Loch Ewe. The outflow 
from Loch Sguod falls into Loch Ewe on its western shore, and the 
outflow from Lochs Mhic’ Hie Riabhaich and a’ Bhaid-Luachraich 
on its eastern shore. Loch an t-Slagain flows into Slaggan bay at the 
entrance to Loch Ewe, and Loch an Drainc flows into The Minch a 
short distance to the west of the entrance to Loch Ewe. A number of 
small lochs within the district now being dealt with could not be 
surveyed for lack of boats. 
* The smaller Loch Garbhaig lying to the west of Loch Maree was not sounded. 
