Muckle Water is a narrow straight, fresh water loch on Ward Hill on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland which can be reached by a track from the roadside. It is the biggest loch on the island and is popular for fishing.
Due to its unique nutrient levels, a rare hybrid pondweed (Poamogeton sp.) is found in Muckle Water[1].
The loch was surveyed[2] in 1906 by James Murray and later charted [3] as part of The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909 .[4]. The Suso Burn on the north eastern shore drains the loch in to the Sound of Rousay [2].
The Nuggle edit
In Orkney folklore[5] it is said that Muckle Water is haunted by a Nuggle, a magical creature usually in the form of horse similar to the Celtic kelpie. The Nuggle waits at the loch side until someone climbs on its back then it plunges in to the water drowning its rider. It was said that only Finmen could ride the Nuggle. [6]
| Muckle Water | |
|---|---|
 The Muckle Water on Rousay's southside - geograph.org.uk - 183051 | |
| Location | Rousay, Orkney, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 59°15′32″N 3°06′06″W / 59.25889°N 3.10167°W[7] |
| Lake type | freshwater loch |
| Primary outflows | Suso Burn on the eastern shore, into the Sound of Rousay |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 1.25 mi (2.01 km)[2] |
| Max. width | 0.25 mi (0.40 km)[2] |
| Surface area | 45.2 ha (112 acres)[7] |
| Average depth | 11 ft (3.4 m)[2] |
| Max. depth | 20 ft (6.1 m)[2] |
| Water volume | 58,000,000 cu ft (1,600,000 m3)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 98 m (322 ft)[7] |
References edit
- ^ Scottish Natural Heritage (2006). "Commissioned Report No. 180: National Vegetation Classification survey of Rousay Site of Special Scientific Interest" (PDF). http://www.snh.org.uk/. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ a b c d e f g "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of Orkney". http://www.nls.uk/. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "Muckle & Peerie Waters; Loch of Isbister; Loch of Sabiston; Loch of Kirbister; Loch of Tankerness (Vol. 6, Plates 91 & 92) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ Murray, John; Pullar, Laurence (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland during the years 1897 to 1909: report on scientific results. Edinburgh. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Fishing and watersports". http://www.discoverrousay.co.uk/. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "The Nuggle - the Orcadian water horse". http://www.orkneyjar.com/. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ a b c "Muckle Water". http://www.britishlakes.info/. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
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