Loch Achonachie on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Loch Achonachie is a 
The loch's salmon population has been the subject of several scientific studies, the most recent being in 2018. Alongside Loch Meig and Loch Garve, a combined SEPA/ University of Glasgow study was conducted in Loch Achonachie on the behaviour and movement of salmon smolts through impounded lakes
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...
loch
''Loch'' () is the Scottish Gaelic, Scots language, Scots and Irish language, Irish word for a lake or sea inlet. It is Cognate, cognate with the Manx language, Manx lough, Cornish language, Cornish logh, and one of the Welsh language, Welsh w ...
in Ross-Shire, Scotland, south-west of Contin.
Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955. The dam acted as the control station for the entire Conon Valley Scheme, one of the major post-war infrastructure projects spearheaded by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board (NoSHEB).
From the Ordinance Survey
, nativename_a =
, nativename_r =
, logo = Ordnance Survey 2015 Logo.svg
, logo_width = 240px
, logo_caption =
, seal =
, seal_width =
, seal_caption =
, picture =
, picture_width =
, picture_caption =
, formed =
, preceding1 =
, di ...
's website, a possible etymology for "Achonachie" may be the Gàidhlig elements ''ach'' (abbreviated from ''achadh'') + ''aonach'', meaning "Loch of the Hill Field".
Fairburn wind farm overlooks Loch Achonachie from the slopes of Beinn an Rubha Riabhaich, a hill on its south shore. The wind farm is privately owned by SSE.
Loch Achonachie is a popular location for local anglers due to its large trout and salmon populations. Fishing in the loch is controlled by the Loch Achonachie Angling Club, which contains over 300 members.
The loch's salmon population has been the subject of several scientific studies, the most recent being in 2018. Alongside Loch Meig and Loch Garve, a combined SEPA/ University of Glasgow study was conducted in Loch Achonachie on the behaviour and movement of salmon smolts through impounded lakes
References
{{reflist Lochs of Highland (council area)