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Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of
Scotland, 1897–1909 Lochs of the Ewe Basin Volume II – Lochan Fada
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at 919 metres (3,015 ft). To the north-east lies
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522:Townsend, Chris (30 March 2011).
476:Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
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559:Lochs of Ross and Cromarty
237:not a well-defined measure
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210:311 m (1,020 ft)
162:0.9 km (0.56 mi)
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497:Sandison, Bruce (1997).
202:15 km (9.3 mi)
186:248 ft (76 m)
170:377 ha (930 acres)
66:Location in Wester Ross
351:Outflow from the loch
328:Images of Lochan Fada
288:, one of Scotland's
262:Northwest Highlands
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298:Beinn Airigh Charr
110:57.6883°N 5.3225°W
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60:Lochan Fada
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548:Categories
482:8 December
439:8 December
405:References
309:Fionn Loch
294:Beinn Lair
278:Loch Maree
254:Loch Maree
183:Max. depth
159:Max. width
98:57°41′18″N
80:NH02617109
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272:Geography
101:5°19′21″W
524:Scotland
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323:Gallery
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286:Slioch
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