THE FRESH-WATER LOCHS OF SCOTLAND. 
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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 fllled 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, 1904, the surface temperature was 58°*0 Fahr. 
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