Loch Bràigh Horrisdale

Freshwater loch in Wester Ross, Scotland
57°40′9″N 5°41′41″W / 57.66917°N 5.69472°W / 57.66917; -5.69472[2]Typefreshwater loch[1]Primary inflowsstreams from Loch a' Bhealaich and Loch a' Ghobhainn[1]Primary outflowsBadachro River[3]Basin countriesScotlandMax. length0.75 mi (1.21 km)[1]Max. width0.33 mi (0.53 km)[1]Surface area38.2 ha (94 acres)[2]Average depth18 ft (5.5 m)[1]Max. depth51 ft (16 m)[1]Water volume62,000,000 cu ft (1,800,000 m3)[1]Shore length13.7 km (3.7 km)[2]Surface elevation92 m (302 ft)[2]1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Bràigh Horrisdale is a small, irregular shaped, freshwater loch in Wester Ross, in the north west of Scotland. The loch lies approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) south southeast of the village of Badachro and is close to the Fairy Lochs.

An in-river hydro-electric scheme down-stream of the loch has been proposed. As a result of this, an environmental assessment of the fish and fish habitat of the loch and its outflow was commissioned. The assessment was reported in 2014. A full EIA planning application for the 2MW scheme was lodged with Highland Council by Three Lochs Hydro Ltd on 28 July 2016.[4]

The loch was surveyed on 6 August 1902[1] by T.N. Johnston and John Hewitt and later charted[5] as part of the Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Gairloch basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "Loch Braigh Horrisdale". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Sheet 25 - Raasay & Applecross". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  4. ^ "EIA application for installation of 2MW hydro-electric scheme, including erection of powerhouse and intake structure, upgrading and formation of access tracks and bridges". The Highland Council. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Loch an Eilein; Loch Bad a' Chrotha; Loch Braigh Horrisdale; Loch Bad an Sgalaig..." National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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