Loch Tulla

Loch Tulla ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Toilbhe ) is a freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands. It is in the unitary authority Argyll and Bute, about three kilometers north of Bridge of Orchy.

The lake is approximately 3.5 kilometers long and 800 meters wide. The maximum depth is about 28 meters, the average depth of about twelve feet, where the water level - depending on the rainfall - varies by up to two meters. Loch Tulla receives the west, north and east of the river water Abhainn Shira, Allt Bhreacnais and Water of Tulla. In the south, it drains into the River Orchy, whose source he is. The south shore of Loch Tulla is easily accessible via the A82 by car, the North Shore but only a little -developed side street. Towns or villages on the lake shore, there are none.

In the middle of the lake is an artificial island, called Crannog. Some riverside areas are now again covered by reforestation programs with forest. Long stretches of the surroundings of the lake shows, however as grassland. Loch Tulla is a pivotal area in which especially salmon are caught.