The River Lochy flows southwest along the
Great Glen from
Loch Lochy
Loch Lochy () is a large freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland (council area), Highland, Scotland. With a mean depth of , it is the third-deepest loch of Scotland.
Geography
Located southwest of Loch Ness along the Glen Albyn, Great Glen, the lo ...
to
Loch Linnhe
Loch Linnhe ( ) is a sea loch in the Highland Council area, in the west of Scotland. The part upstream of Corran is known in Gaelic as (the black pool, originally known as Loch Abar), and downstream as (the salty pool). The name ''Linnhe ...
at
Fort William in the West Highlands of
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. Its two major tributaries are the short
River Arkaig which drains
Loch Arkaig into Loch Lochy and the
River Spean which enters on its left bank at
Gairlochy.
The
A830 road
The A830, also known as the Road to the Isles (though it forms only a part of the historic route) is a major road in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands. It connects the town of Fort William to the port of Mallaig.
Route
The A830 is 46 miles long ...
crosses the Lochy near its junction with the
A82 road by means of the Victoria or Lochy Bridge just northeast of Fort William and the river is bridged again east of Gairlochy by the
B8004 road. The only other crossing of the Lochy is a combined rail and foot bridge downstream from Victoria Bridge. This span takes the
West Highland Line between Fort William and
Mallaig and carries the
Great Glen Way national trail.
See also
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List of rivers of Scotland
This list of rivers in Scotland is organised geography, geographically, taken anti-clockwise, from Berwick-upon-Tweed. Tributary, Tributaries are listed down the page in an upstream direction. (L) indicates a left-bank tributary and (R) indicat ...
References
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Lochy
Lochaber