Data Summary: Loch Shiel
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| Site Name |
EUR-26 |
Photo: A. Kurata |
| Lake Name |
Loch Shiel |
| State |
Scotland |
| Country |
U.K. |
| Latitude |
56:5N |
| Longitude |
5:4W |
| Altitude [m] |
4.5 |
| Surface area [m2] |
20,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
900,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
128 |
Mean depth [m] |
40.5 |
| Water level control |
Unregulated |
Normal range of annual water level fluctuation [m] |
2 |
| Length of shoreline [m] |
77,600 |
Residence time [yr] |
1.4 |
| Catchment area [m2] |
234,000,000 |
Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
1,374 |
| Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
- |
Freezing period |
Occasionall |
| Mixing type |
Monomictic |
Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
- |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
- |
| Population |
354 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
1.5 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
95.3 |
Agricultural land [%] |
1.4 |
Others [%] |
3.3 |
| Siltation |
None |
Toxic Contamination |
None |
| Eutrophication |
None |
Acidification |
None |
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