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10 Facts about Water in Scotland

Just for the fun of it Water Coolers Direct has trawled the net to bring you the following mix of fascinating facts about water in Scotland.

Big facts about Water in Scotland

1. Scotland has over 600 Square Miles of Lochs

In Scotland there are over 600 square miles of water lochs (lakes). (a)

2. Scotlands Longest River

The longest river in Scotland is the river Tay which reaches 120 miles (193 kilometres) (a)

3. Scotlands Longest & Largest Lake

The longest and largest lake is Loch Lomond which measures (60 sq km) and is 24 miles (40 kilometres) long. (a)

Rainy facts about Scotland

1. The Wettest part of Scotland

The wettest part of Scotland is the western Highlands which face the prevailing westerly winds from the Atlantic, this part of Scotland can see rain falling on over 250 days each year, resulting in over 3000mm or 118 inches of rain a year. (b)

2. The Wettest day recorded in Scotland

Scotland does see a lot of rain but the wettest day ever recorded in Scotland was at Sloy Dam, Loch Lomond on the 17 January 1974 when 238mm (9.4 inches) fell. (b)

Facts about Loch Ness & it’s Monster

1. How much would it take to fill Loch Ness?

It would take the contents of all of the lakes of England and Wales combined to fill Loch Ness. (c)

2. Radioactive Loch Ness

Unfortunately there are two layers of radioactive material beneath the waters of Loch Ness, one was the result of radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl disaster. (c)

3. Nessie or is that Nessiteras rhombopteryx

In 1975 Nessie was given a scientific name Nessiteras rhombopteryx. (d)

4. The fist sighting of Nessie

The earliest recorded sighting of Nessie is from 565 when supposedly St Columba saved the life of a local being attacked by a monster in the river Ness. (d)

5. Nessie shoots to Fame

Nessie first shoots to fame in 1933 when a local couple called the Spicers spotted a large creature crossing the road in front of them along the loch side between Dores and Inverfarigaig. Reported in the Inverness Courier the story was taken up by the national press the next year the most famous photograph of Nessie was taken by surgeon R. K. Wilson and the Nessie Legend was born (d)

Sources:

a. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/scotland.htm SOURCED ON: 12 January 2009

b. http://www.rampantscotland.com/know/blknow37.htm SOURCED ON: 12 January 2009

c. http://www.lochnesswater.co.uk/loch_ness_water_facts.htm SOURCED ON: 12 January 2009

d. http://www.wyrdology.com/cryptozoology/nessie.html SOURCED ON: 12 January 2009

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