Loch Tay
| Loch Tay | |
|---|---|
Loch Tay and Ben Lawers | |
| Location | Perthshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°30′56″N 4°08′46″W / 56.51556°N 4.14611°W |
| Lake type | Loch |
| Primary inflows | Dochart, Lochay |
| Primary outflows | River Tay |
| Catchment area | 232 sq mi (600 km2) |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
| Max. length | 14.55 mi (23.42 km) |
| Max. width | 0.7 mi (1.1 km) |
| Surface area | 10.19 sq mi (26.4 km2) |
| Average depth | 60.66 m (199.0 ft) |
| Max. depth | 154.8 m (508 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.6 km3 (0.38 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Islands | 7 |
| Settlements | Killin, Kenmore, Lawers, Ardeonaig |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Loch Tay (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling council areas, the largest body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross. The watershed of Loch Tay traditionally formed the historic province of Breadalbane.
It is a long, narrow loch about 14.55 miles (23.42 km) long, and typically around 1 to 1.5 miles (1.6 to 2.4 km) wide, following the line of the strath from the south-west to north-east. It is the sixth-largest loch in Scotland by area and more 150 metres (490 ft) deep at its deepest.