View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond.

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A loch (usually Lough as a name element outside Scotland) is a body of water which is either: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Loch Lomond (disambiguation). ... Ben Lomond, 974 m (3196 feet), is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that French Wiktionary be merged into this article or section. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots3 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  -  First Minister Jack McConnell... Impact of a drop of water Water is a chemical substance that is essential to all known forms of life. ...

• a lake or;
• a sea inlet, which may be also a firth, fjord, estuary or bay.

Sea-inlet lochs are often called sea lochs. A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England (Great Britain) A fjord (Lysefjorden) in Norway An inlet is a body of water, usually seawater, which has characteristics of one or more of the following: a bay a cove an estuary a firth a fjord a geo a sea loch a sea lough a... Firth is the Scots word used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland. ... Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway Prekistolen in Lysefjord, Norway Lysefjord, Norway Fjords are very long inlets from the sea with high steeply sloped walled sides. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ...

This name for a body of water is Gaelic^[1] in origin and is applied to most lakes in Scotland and to many sea inlets in the west and north of Scotland. For a list, see List of lochs in Scotland. Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Freshwater Lochs Loch Arkaig Loch Awe, the third largest loch by surface area, also the longest Loch Dochfour Loch Ericht Loch Katrine, an important water reservoir Loch Leven, site of Loch Leven Castle Loch Lochy Loch Lomond, the largest by surface area Loch Lubnaig, Loch Maree, the fourth largest by...

As a name element Loch has become Lough for many bodies of water in Ireland and for some in the north of England. However, reference to these as lochs or loughs (lower case initial), rather than as lakes, inlets and so on, is unusual. For lists, see List of Irish loughs and List of English loughs. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... This is a list of Irish loughs. ... The following is a list of loughs that can be found in England. ...

Although there is no strict size definition, a small loch is often known as a lochan (so spelled also in Scottish Gaelic; in Irish it is spelled lochán).

Perhaps the most famous Scottish loch is Loch Ness, although there are other large examples such as Loch Awe, Loch Lomond and Loch Tay. This article is about the body of water in Scotland. ... Loch Awe is a large body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Loch Lomond (disambiguation). ... Loch Tay (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perthshire. ...

Examples of sea lochs in Scotland include Loch Long, Loch Fyne, Loch Linnhe, Loch Eriboll. Loch Long is a body of water in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Loch Fyne is a sea loch on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. ... Loch Eriboll. ...

Some new reservoirs for hydroelectric schemes have been given names faithful to the names for natural bodies of water - for example: the Loch Sloy scheme, and Lochs Laggan and Treig (which form part of the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme near Fort William). Other expanses are simply called reservoirs, eg: Blackwater Reservoir above Kinlochleven. The Ashokan Reservoir, located in Ulster County, New York, USA. It is one of 19 that supplies New York City with drinking water. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Loch Laggan is a freshwater loch situated east of Fort William, in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. ... Loch Treig is a 9km loch situated in a steep-sided valley 20km east of Fort William. ... Lochaber (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Abar) refers to a large area of the central and western Scottish Highlands. ... // Fort William (Gaelic: An Gearasdan, The Garrison) is the largest town in the west highlands of Scotland. ... The Ashokan Reservoir, located in Ulster County, New York, USA. It is one of 19 that supplies New York City with drinking water. ... The Blackwater Reservoir is a reservoir created behind a dam in the mountains above Kinlochleven in the western Scottish Highlands. ... Kinlochleven is a village in Scotland and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven, a sea loch cutting into the western Scottish Highlands. ...

Scotland has only one natural water body actually called a lake, the Lake of Menteith, an Anglicisation of the Scots Laich o Menteith meaning a "low-lying bit of land in Menteith", and applied to the loch there because of the similarity of the sounds of the words laich and lake. The Lake of the Hirsel is a reservoir. Most Scots will be quick to correct anyone who refers to "lochs" as "lakes". The Lake of Menteith, or, until the last century, the Loch of Menteith, is the only natural or large body of water in Scotland that is referred to as a lake (although there are two small artificial bodies of water known as lakes). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... The Lake of the Hirsel or Hirsel Lake is an artificial body of water near Coldstream and the River Tweed on the Scottish Border. ...

The word "loch" is used as a shibboleth to identify natives of England, because the hard "ch" sound is used in Scotland whereas most English people pronounce the word like "lock". This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Lochs beyond Scotland and Ireland

As "loch" is a common Gaelic word, it is also found as the root of several Manx placenames.

The US naval port of Pearl Harbor, located on the south coast of the main Hawaiian island of Oahu, is one of a complex of sea inlets. Several of these are named as lochs, viz. South East Loch, Merry Loch, East Loch, Middle Loch and West Loch. United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... Satellite image of Pearl Harbor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Oʻahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the Gathering Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of Hawaiʻi. ...

Brenton Loch in the Falkland Islands is a sea loch, near Lafonia, East Falkland. Brenton Loch (Spanish Bahia de Ruiz Puente; 51 43 S 059 01 W) is an inlet / small fjord in the Falkland Islands. ... Lafonia is the southern part of East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands. ... East Falkland (beige) shown within Falkland Islands East Falkland, the largest of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, has an area of 6,605 square kilometres. ...

See also

• Lough
• Firth
• Fjord
• Estuary
• Bay

Look up Lough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Please see also Loch A Lough is a body of water and either: a lake or; b sea lough, which may be perceived also as a fjord, estuary, bay or sea inlet. ... Firth is the Scots word used to denote various coastal waters in Scotland. ... Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway Prekistolen in Lysefjord, Norway Lysefjord, Norway Fjords are very long inlets from the sea with high steeply sloped walled sides. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ...

References

1. ^ The word has currency in the following languages: Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Manx and Lowland Scots; in addition to Scottish English, Irish English and Standard English.

Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Scots refers to the Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland. ... Scottish English is usually taken to mean the standard form of the English language used in Scotland, often termed Scottish Standard English. ... Hiberno-English is the form of the English language used in Ireland. ... Standard English is a controversial term used to denote a form of written and spoken English that is thought to be normative for educated users. ...

External links

• UKLakes Online Database