Loch Dochard

Loch Dochard
Loch Dochard
Location	Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Coordinates	56°32′09″N 4°54′27″W / 56.5358°N 4.9074°W / 56.5358; -4.9074[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	1.06 km (0.66 mi)[2]
Max. width	0.48 km (0.3 mi)[2]
Surface area	35.9 ha (89 acres)[1]
Average depth	3.7 m (12 ft)[2]
Max. depth	13 m (42 ft)[2]
Water volume	1,500,000 m3 (54,000,000 cu ft)[2]
Shore length1	5.7 km (3.5 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	221 m (725 ft)[1]
Islands	1[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Dochard is an upland freshwater loch lying approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Bridge of Orchy in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular shape with a perimeter of 3 km (1.9 mi). It is approximately 1.06 km (0.66 mi) long, has an average depth of 3.7 m (12 ft) and is 13 m (42 ft) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed^[2] on 18 May 1903 by Sir John Murray and later charted^[3] as part of his Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.