Loch Skiach is a small freshwater loch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Ballinluig.[3][1][2] Directly south of Loch Skiach is the smaller Little Loch Skiach[4]
| Loch Skiach | |
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 The view from the cairn next to the trig point on Craig Lochie. Loch Skiach and Little Loch Skiach can be seen in the distance. The hill directly above the trig point is Elrick More, which is only 4 m (13 ft) lower than the summit of Craig Lochie. | |
  Loch Skiach | |
| Location | NN950475 |
| Coordinates | 56°36′31″N 3°42′38″W / 56.6085°N 3.7106°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Max. length | 1.6 km (1 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.8 km (0.50 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 39.1 ha (97 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 5.5 m (18 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 17 m (55 ft)[1] |
| Water volume | 2,185,600 m3 (77,185,000 cu ft)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 4 km (2.5 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 427 m (1,401 ft)[2] |
| Max. temperature | 15.6 °C (60.0 °F) |
| Min. temperature | 8.6 °C (47.5 °F) |
| Islands | 0 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Gallery
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Loch Skiach from Craig Lochie E spur -
Loch Skiach and Craig Lochie
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch Skiach. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 88. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch Skiach". British Lakes. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Skiach, Loch". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Little Loch Skiach". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
