Falls of Lora

The Falls of Lora is a tidal current at the mouth of Loch Etive. He is especially pronounced in spring tide. For two to five days then form both the ebb and flood current in the rapids with foaming spray.

The rapids are more pronounced in water running off, but impress even the flooding tide. They are located on a ledge beneath the Connel Bridge. The Loch Etive is approximately 30 km long and an average width of 1 km. The resulting amount of water can not happen as fast as the tide rises and falls the bottleneck. Thus, the water accumulates both at low tide and at high tide within or outside the constriction, the water, and the rapids are formed. The throat also means that the tidal range is much greater outside than inside leads. He is in nearby Oban 3 m, it is Bonawe in Loch Etive only at 1.3 m.

When the levels have reached within and outside the same height, then there is a phase of quiet water. This is not true, how else on the coast, with the time of high and low water agreement: While outside already runs the flood, it shoots out of the rapids still water counter.

The rapids are a popular destination for tourists as well as whitewater kayakers and divers.