Loch of Boardhouse

Loch of Boardhouse
Boardhouse loch
Coordinates	59°6′42″N 3°16′35″W / 59.11167°N 3.27639°WCoordinates: 59°6′42″N 3°16′35″W / 59.11167°N 3.27639°W
Type	Freshwater loch
Primary inflows	Burn of Kirbuster [1]
Primary outflows	Burn of Boardhouse[2]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	2 mi (3.2 km)[1]
Max. width	0.66 mi (1.06 km)[1]
Surface area	1 sq mi (2.6 km^2)[1]
Average depth	2 m (6.6 ft)[3]
Max. depth	3.2 m (10 ft)[3]
Water volume	150,000,000 cu ft (4,200,000 m^3)[1]
Surface elevation	15 m (49 ft)[3]

The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing.^[4] Nearby are the Loch of Hundland and the Loch of Swannay.

The loch was surveyed^[1] in 1906 by Sir John Murray and later charted^[5] as part of the Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909. ^[6]

References

1. "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Orkney". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
2. "Gazetteer for Scotland". Gazetteer for Scotland. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
3. "Macrophyte survey of the Loch of Boardhouse, Orkney" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. 2004. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
4. "The Lochs of Orkney". Orkney Trout Fishing. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
5. "View: Lochs of Boardhouse, Hundland and Swannay - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
6. Murray, John; Pullar, Laurence (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland during the years 1897 to 1909: report on scientific results. Edinburgh.