What is the difference between a lake and a loch?

Answer 1

Lake? Nay! Loch!

Contrary to that title, there is no difference, it's just what we call lakes! Don't forget the 'ch' sound is the same as the welsh double L!
The number of people who've said Lock Rannock to me is unreal! loCH RannoCH!

Apparrently there is 1 lake in Scotland ( & yes, I forget which !) all the others are lochs.

Update .... The Lake of Menteith in Stirlingshire is the only 'natural lake' in Scotland which is not called a 'loch', there are also two man made lakes, Pressmennan Lake in East Lothian and Cally Lake in Dumfries

My understanding is that the Lake of Menteith is the only "lake" amongst over 3000 lochs. It was originally a swamp and was described as such at the time of the building of Inchmahome Priory on the island. The Gaelic word used was leagh meaning swampy place and this was corrupted to lake. So yes there is no difference !

Answer 2

There is only 1 lake in Scotland, all the others are lochs. A loch is a lake by another name.... Nothing, they are the same thing - just different names.

Answer 3

Ness - Average depth 132 m (430 ft) Max. depth 230 m (754 ft) Lomond - Average depth 37 m (120 ft) Max. depth 190 m (620 ft)

Answer 4

No. Because of its great depth, Loch Ness holds more water than all of Scotland's other lochs put together.

Answer 5

two different lakes in Scotland, and Loch Ness has Nessy in it