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Muckle Water is a narrow straight, fresh water loch on Ward Hill on Rousay, Orkney, Scotland which can be reached by a track from the roadside. It is the biggest loch on the island and is popular for fishing.

Due to its unique nutrient levels, a rare hybrid pondweed (Poamogeton sp.) is found in Muckle Water.

The loch was surveyed in 1906 by James Murray and later charted as part of The Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909 . . The Suso Burn on the north eastern shore drains the loch in to the Sound of Rousay.

The Nuggle
In Orkney folklore it is said that Muckle Water is haunted by a Nuggle, a magical creature usually in the form of horse similar to the Celtic kelpie. The Nuggle waits at the loch side until someone climbs on its back then it plunges in to the water drowning its rider. It was said that only Finmen could ride the Nuggle.