Loch of Bosquoy

Loch of Bosquoy
Bosquoy loch
Location Orkney, Scotland
Coordinates 59°02′52″N 3°12′47″W / 59.04778°N 3.21306°W / 59.04778; -3.21306Coordinates: 59°02′52″N 3°12′47″W / 59.04778°N 3.21306°W / 59.04778; -3.21306
Type freshwater loch
Primary outflows Loch of Harray via a sluice
Catchment area 3.25 sq mi (8.4 km2)[1]
Basin countries Scotland
Max. length 0.75 mi (1.21 km)[1]
Max. width 0.33 mi (0.53 km)[1]
Surface area 65 acres (0.26 km2)[1]
Average depth 5 ft (1.5 m)[1]
Max. depth 2.5 ft (0.76 m)[1]
Water volume 7,000,000 cu ft (200,000 m3)[1]
Surface elevation 36 ft (11 m)[1]
Islands Islets of reeds[1]

The Loch of Bosquoy is a small, shallow, rhomboid shaped loch on Mainland, Orkney situated just off the north east corner of the Loch of Harray. The loch was surveyed[1] during 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted [2] as part of The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Orkney". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  2. ↑ "View, Lochs of Stenness, Harray and Bosquoy - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-07-29.


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