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See also:LOCH See also:TAY
, the largest See also:lake in See also:Perthshire, See also:Scotland
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It is situated about the See also:middle of the See also:county and has a flattened See also:ogee See also:form, with a See also:general trend from N.E. to S.W
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It is 141 M. See also:long from See also:Killin at the See also:head to See also:Kenmore at the See also:foot, from 1 m. to fully 1 m. wide
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The maximum See also:depth is Sob ft., the mean depth 200 ft
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The lake lies 355 ft. above the See also:sea, covers an See also:area of 6550 acres, or over ro sq. m., and has a drainage See also:basin of 232 sq. m., including the overflow from Lochs Dochart and Tubhair
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It receives at Killin the See also:rivers Lochay and Dochart and discharges by the See also:Tay at Kenmore
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See also:Ben Lawers (3984 ft.) rises near the See also:left See also:bank
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There are piers at Killin, Ardeonaig, Lawers, Fernan and Kenmore, at which the steamers See also:call during the tourist See also:season; ferries at Ardeonaig and Lawers; and a coaching road on the left See also:shore and a somewhat longer and more hilly road on the right
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At the foot of the lake is an See also:island containing the ruins of the priory which was founded in 1121 by See also: |
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