Loch Broom

Geography

Loch Broom is fed by the River Broom which rises in the Dirrie mountains, issuing from two lochs: Loch Bhraoin and Loch Droma. Loch Broom feeds the River Cuileig, which is joined by the Allt Breabaig stream that rises in Sgùrr Breac to the south. Loch Droma feeds the river Droma. The two rivers join close to Cuileig Power Station, southeast of Loch Broom, passing Lael Forest before joining the loch as a fast flowing river with a strong current. Loch Broom opens from the Minch at a width of , extends southeast, and contains the Summer Isles. It ramifies into Loch Broom proper in the North, with the sea loch, Loch Kanaird to the northeast close to Isle Martin, which overlooks Annat Bay on the Scoraig peninsula to the west which separates Loch Broom from Little Loch Broom in the middle and Gruinard Bay in the South. At its opening to the sea, Loch Broom is wide, and extends southeast; contracts to wide and changes direction to south-south-eastward and goes for about , where it is fed by the River Broom. Little Loch Broom is separated from Loch Broom by the Scoraig peninsula between wide commencing in Caileach Head. The loch is long, orientated in a south-eastward direction, similar to Loch Broom, and has a mean breadth of . Two rivers flow into Little Loch Broom; the Allt Airdeasaidh empties into the Loch at Ardessie Falls and Dundonnell River, which rises in the Dundonnell forest southeast of the loch and the innumerable small lochs and rivers that are in the forest.