🌊 Loch Mhòr

Loch Mhòr is a reservoir in the traditional county of Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands. Its name literally translates from Scottish Gaelic as "Big Loch". It occupies much of the wide floor of Stratherrick which runs roughly parallel to Loch Ness, around 3 mi (4.8 km) to its southeast. A generally shallow body of water 179 m (587 ft) above Loch Ness, Loch Mhòr achieves a depth in excess of 20 m (66 ft) towards its southern end. It is nearly 5 miles (8.0 km) in length, with a maximum breadth of 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) and mean breadth around 1⁄3 mile (0.5 km). In its middle reaches, a broad and shallow embayment on its southeastern shore contains a scatter of islets. The loch is elongated with a very irregular form, the eastern shore broken up by multiple bays.