Loch Ruthven
Loch Ruthven is a large loch which lies to the southeast of Loch Ness in the Inverness-shire. It is two and a quarter miles long, extends over an area of 368 acres and is up to 42 feet deep.[1]
This water is the most important breeding site in the United Kingdom for Slavonian grebes, and it has the highest populations of this species in Britain: bigger indeed than almost any in Europe. These rare birds can also be found in several other local lochs. The RSPB has established a reserve at Loch Ruthven.
Loch Ruthven was designated a Ramsar site on 31 August 1992.[2]
Location
- Location map: 57°19’5"N, 4°17’35"W
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References
- ↑ Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Murray & Pullar
- ↑ Loch Ruthven: Ramsar Sites Information Service