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Loch Affric

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with fishermen reporting an average weight of a catch at 8 ounces (230 g) up to around fish weighing 5 pounds (2.3 kg). During an average fishing season around 1,000 trout are caught on the loch. Fishing is restricted to boat fishing only with permission controlled by the nearby Glen Affric
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A number of smaller lochs surround Loch Affric. At the southwestern end sits Loch Coulavie located at the base An Tudair Beag and a slightly higher elevation. Also, at the southwestern end, the river Affric flows into the tiny loch of Loch na Camaig. At the northeastern side, Loch Pollan Fearna
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in the late 1940s resulting in a level rise of only twenty-five feet (7.6 m) and only one residential property would be lost. In turn the process of building the dam was reported to create around two-thousand jobs.
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is also known to live in significant numbers in the Scots pine on the shores of Loch Affric. Rare dragonfly are noted to be frequently seen near the shores of Loch Affric. These include
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dam by the Grampian electricity supply company on Loch Affric was considered. However, following public fallout regarding some schemes developed in the preceding decade in
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Much of the area around the loch is mountainous. To the north, is Sgùrr na Lapaich (1,074 m; 3,524 ft) and An Tudair (1,036 m; 3,399 ft), outlying
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changes were made by the board to the original scheme to flood Glen Affric. Instead of damming Loch Affric, the nearby Loch Benevean would be dammed by the
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Loch Affric is one of two large lochs within Glen Affric, further up the glen to the southwest of Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin. The
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is held on the banks of the loch in May and the loch has been widely used as the backdrop in films.
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Loch Affric has been used as a recording location for a number of
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An upland lake surrounded by grass, heather and mountains
Loch Affric is located in Scotland
Inverness-shire
Highland (council area)
Scotland
57°15′14.267″N 5°3′23.429″W / 57.25396306°N 5.05650806°W / 57.25396306; -5.05650806
Primary outflows
River Affric
Basin
loch
Glen Affric
Highland
Scotland
Beauly
duathlon
River Affric
Munro
Mam Sodhail
Aonach Shasuinn

Glen Affric
nature reserve
Scots pine
silver birch
Great Britain
pine marten
Scottish wildcat
otter
red squirrel
golden eagle

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