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On the Formation of certain Lakes in the Highlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2014

Léon W. Collet ,
John Murray  and
T. N. Johnston
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Loch Muick (see fig. 1) lies at the head of Glen Muick, at a height of 1310 feet, on the property of His Majesty the King. On both sides of the loch the mountain slopes rise precipitously from the water's edge, and reach a height of 2400 feet on the south-east and from 2326 to 3352 feet on the north-west. The rocks surrounding the lake are granite.

The loch trends in a N.E. and S.W. direction, and is miles in length, the maximum breadth being ½ mile at the north-eastern end. The maximum depth recorded is 256 feet, and the mean depth calculated from the volume of water is 111·69 feet, approaching the half of the extreme depth. The ratio of maximum depth to the length is 46.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , 1906 , pp. 107 - 112
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1906

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page 108 note * DrPenck, A., “Glacial Features on the Surface of the Alps,” Geogr. Teacher, vol. iii., p. 49, 1905.Google Scholar