No. Some are inlets of the sea.
You've already answered your own question. The difference is that feshwater lochs contain fresh water while seawater lochs contain seawater.
Only one the Lake of Menteith. All the rest are Lochs.
What Are Scottish Lakes Called? Lochs. Lochs
oceans,lakes, lochs, dams, tarns and puddles are some examples of bodies of water.
The name Lochlan is of Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic word "loch" meaning "lake" and "lann" meaning "land." Therefore, Lochlan can be interpreted to mean "land of lakes" or "dweller by the lake."
because they are lochs not "lakes" its a different language
LochsBelieve it or not, there are over 31,000 lochs and 'lochans' (little lochs) in Scotland! Most of these are quite small while many were drained after the 18th century for farmland or tree plantations. Despite this, there are still plently to go around. Take a look at North Uist, Outer Hebrides on Google Earth sometime to illustrate this point. Even though the Outer Hebrides only makes up 1.3% of the UK's landmass, it contains some 15% of its freshwater surface area!Source:Smith, I. and Lyle, A. 1979 The Distribution of Freshwaters in Great Britain, Edinburgh:Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Two Lochs Radio was created on 2003-11-22.
locks
Yes, at exactly the same levels as in ordinary water anywhere on earth: roughly 1 part per 6000.
In Scotland, lakes are typically referred to as "lochs." The term "loch" is commonly used to describe bodies of water that are similar to lakes, such as Loch Ness and Loch Lomond.