Cam Loch, Sutherland
| Cam Loch, Sutherland | |
|---|---|
Looking from Suilven, past the middle summit of Meall Meadhonach to Cam Loch in the distance. | |
| Location | NC21331348 |
| Coordinates | 58°04′26″N 5°01′51″W / 58.0740°N 5.0308°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | River Ledbeg |
| Primary outflows | Abhainn Mhòr |
| Max. length | 4.18 km (2.60 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.917 km (0.570 mi) |
| Surface area | 253 ha (630 acres) |
| Average depth | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Max. depth | 122 ft (37 m) |
| Water volume | 1,025,740,415.89 cu ft (29,045,734.000 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 17 km (11 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Max. temperature | 56.2 °F (13.4 °C) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Cam Loch (the crooked loch) is an irregularly-shaped freshwater loch, about 5 km long, on a north-west to south-east orientation, located slightly north of the village of Elphin, in the Assynt district of Sutherland, Scotland. The loch is located in an area along with neighbouring Coigach, as the Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area, one of 40 such areas in Scotland.