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Loch of Harray

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36: 52: 329:. The two lochs together cover an area of 19.3 square kilometres (7.5 square miles) making the two combined the ninth largest loch in Scotland by area (as listed by Murray and Pullar (1910)). Murray recorded that despite there being an inlet allowing the free flow of water from the Loch of Stenness it has little impact on the biology of Harray and no seaweed was present, the water tasted fresh and normal freshwater plankton were seen. 59: 321:. Murray observed that Loch of Harray is a freshwater loch, the largest in all Orkney with an area of approximately 3.75 square miles (9.7 square kilometres) and volume of 951,000,000 cubic feet (0.0269 km) and that it is somewhat influenced by the tides in the 687: 98: 579: 51: 697: 692: 682: 593: 460: 338: 254: 528: 438: 559: 314: 35: 707: 565:
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although there is little variation in its level. The loch is connected to the Loch of Stenness at the Bridge of
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which is more commonly found in English rivers. A wide variety of
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Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909
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It lies immediately north of the 317:and later charted as part of the 213:3.75 sq mi (9.7 km) 14: 490:World Heritage Convention, UNESCO 698:World Heritage Sites in Scotland 174:45 sq mi (120 km) 57: 50: 34: 277:and is named for the parish of 240: 232: 224: 216: 208: 200: 192: 693:Important Bird Areas of Orkney 652:. BirdLife International. 2024 646:"Lochs of Harray and Stenness" 1: 513:(map, Inverness, Nevis Print) 509:Pedersen, Roy (January 1992) 363:winter at the loch including 75: 683:Freshwater lochs of Scotland 529:National Library of Scotland 439:National Library of Scotland 379:. It has been designated an 562:; Pullar, Laurence (1910). 205:1.75 mi (2.82 km) 197:4.66 mi (7.50 km) 724: 341:and has a large number of 259:several islets and stones 45: 33: 28: 245:3.6 ft (1.1 m) 289:neolithic sites of the 269:is the largest loch of 229:14 ft (4.3 m) 385:BirdLife International 221:9 ft (2.7 m) 598:Orkney Island Council 465:Orkney Island Council 356:Theodoxus fluviatilis 285:and is close to the 511:Orkneyjar ok Katanes 114:59.02333°N 3.22778°W 381:Important Bird Area 110: /  650:BirdLife Data Zone 624:gateway.snh.gov.uk 291:Stones of Stenness 119:59.02333; -3.22778 263: 262: 242:Surface elevation 715: 708:Mainland, Orkney 662: 661: 659: 657: 642: 636: 635: 633: 631: 616: 610: 609: 607: 605: 590: 584: 583: 577: 569: 556: 550: 547: 541: 540: 538: 536: 520: 514: 507: 501: 500: 498: 496: 482: 476: 475: 473: 471: 457: 451: 450: 448: 446: 430: 283:Loch of Stenness 163:Loch of Stenness 158: 157:Primary outflows 146: 125: 124: 122: 121: 120: 115: 111: 108: 107: 106: 103: 93: 61: 60: 54: 38: 21: 723: 722: 718: 717: 716: 714: 713: 712: 703:Lakes of Orkney 678:Lochs of Orkney 668: 667: 666: 665: 655: 653: 644: 643: 639: 629: 627: 618: 617: 613: 603: 601: 592: 591: 587: 570: 558: 557: 553: 548: 544: 534: 532: 522: 521: 517: 508: 504: 494: 492: 484: 483: 479: 469: 467: 459: 458: 454: 444: 442: 432: 431: 402: 397: 335: 333:Natural history 315:Sir John Murray 311: 295:Ring of Brodgar 271:Mainland Orkney 182: countries 145:Primary inflows 118: 116: 112: 109: 104: 101: 99: 97: 96: 81:Mainland Orkney 72: 71: 70: 69: 68: 67: 66: 62: 41: 19: 12: 11: 5: 721: 719: 711: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 670: 669: 664: 663: 637: 626:. 29 July 2013 611: 600:. 29 July 2013 585: 551: 542: 515: 502: 477: 452: 399: 398: 396: 393: 351:Ylodes reuteri 337:The loch is a 334: 331: 310: 307: 287:World Heritage 267:Loch of Harray 261: 260: 257: 251: 250: 247: 246: 243: 239: 238: 235: 231: 230: 227: 223: 222: 219: 215: 214: 211: 207: 206: 203: 199: 198: 195: 191: 190: 187: 186: 183: 176: 175: 172: 170:Catchment area 166: 165: 160: 152: 151: 148: 140: 139: 133: 127: 126: 94: 88: 87: 78: 74: 73: 65:Loch of Harray 64: 63: 56: 55: 49: 48: 47: 46: 43: 42: 39: 31: 30: 26: 25: 24:Loch of Harray 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 720: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 675: 673: 651: 647: 641: 638: 625: 621: 615: 612: 599: 595: 589: 586: 581: 575: 567: 566: 561: 555: 552: 546: 543: 531: 530: 525: 519: 516: 512: 506: 503: 491: 487: 481: 478: 466: 462: 456: 453: 441: 440: 435: 429: 427: 425: 423: 421: 419: 417: 415: 413: 411: 409: 407: 405: 401: 394: 392: 390: 386: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 357: 352: 348: 344: 340: 332: 330: 328: 324: 320: 316: 308: 306: 304: 301:its name was 300: 296: 292: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 258: 256: 252: 248: 244: 236: 228: 220: 218:Average depth 212: 204: 196: 188: 184: 181: 177: 173: 171: 167: 164: 161: 159: 153: 149: 147: 141: 138: 134: 132: 128: 123: 95: 89: 86: 82: 79: 53: 44: 37: 32: 27: 22: 16: 654:. 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Loch of Harray
Loch of Harray is located in Orkney Islands
Mainland Orkney
Scotland
59°1′24″N 3°13′40″W / 59.02333°N 3.22778°W / 59.02333; -3.22778
Type
loch
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Loch of Stenness
Catchment area
Basin
Islands
Mainland Orkney
Scotland
Harray
Loch of Stenness
World Heritage
Stones of Stenness
Ring of Brodgar
Old Norse
Sir John Murray
Hoy Sound
Brodgar
Site of Special Scientific Interest
pondweed
caddis fly
Theodoxus fluviatilis
wildfowl
pochard

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