Loch Lochy

Loch Lochy
View from the A82
Loch Lochy
LocationLochaber, Highland, Scotland
Coordinates56°58′07″N 4°54′38″W / 56.96861°N 4.91056°W / 56.96861; -4.91056
Typefreshwater loch
Primary inflowsRiver Arkaig
Primary outflowsRiver Lochy
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Max. length16 km (9.9 mi)
Surface area16 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Average depth70 m (230 ft)
Max. depth162 m (531 ft)
Water volume1.1 km3 (0.26 cu mi)
Surface elevation94 ft (29 m)
SettlementsClose to Nevis range mountains experience 0.7 km

Loch Lochy (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Lòchaidh) is a large freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. With a mean depth of 70 m (230 ft), it is the third-deepest loch of Scotland.