Fingask Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is about three-quarters of a mile from Rae Loch in the valley of the Lunan Burn and is 1.5 miles south-east of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross.[3][1][2] Directly to the east is the smaller White Loch, and next to it is the Black Loch.
| Fingask Loch | |
|---|---|
  Fingask Loch | |
| Location | NO164429 |
| Coordinates | 56°34′16″N 3°21′42″W / 56.571100°N 3.361600°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | outflow of White Loch |
| Primary outflows | small burn into Lunan Burn |
| Max. length | 0.482 km (0.300 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.4023 km (0.2500 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 12.8 ha (32 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 23 ft (7.0 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 25 ft (7.6 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 32,182,000 cu ft (911,300 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 46 m (151 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 58.8 °F (14.9 °C) |
| Min. temperature | 48.7 °F (9.3 °C) |
| Islands | 0 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The loch is also a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Fingask Loch. National Library of Scotland. p. 107. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Fingask Loch". British Lakes. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Fingask Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ Dunkeld - Blairgowrie Lochs, Joint Nature Conservation Committee
