Loch Leitir Easaidh
| Loch Leitir Easaidh | |
|---|---|
Loch Leitir Easaidh at dusk | |
| Location | NC16802657 |
| Coordinates | 58°11′23″N 5°07′05″W / 58.18980026°N 5.11801710°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | unnamed burns flow from Loch na h-Innse Fraoich in the southeast and Loch Bad a' Chigean from the northeast. |
| Primary outflows | unnamed burn flows from Loch Leitir Easaidh at the eastern end into Loch Assynt |
| Max. length | 0.804672 km (0.500000 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.643738 km (0.400000 mi) |
| Surface area | 19 ha (47 acres) |
| Average depth | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| Max. depth | 69.88 ft (21.30 m) |
| Water volume | 423,213,862 cu ft (11,984,082.0 m3) |
| Shore length1 | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Max. temperature | 53.5 °F (11.9 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 42.0 °F (5.6 °C) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Leitir Easaidh is a small shallow irregular shaped freshwater lochan that flows directly into the northwestern end of Loch Assynt in Assynt, 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.