Loch Turret is a large freshwater reservoir on a north-east to south-west orientation, that is located at the head of Glen Turret and 5.39 miles (8.67 km) northwest of Crieff in Perth and Kinross.[1][2][3]
| Loch Turret | |
|---|---|
 Loch Turret Reservoir Overlooking the steep crags of Carn Chois looking east south east down Loch Turret reservoir. Also shows the track along both sides of the loch. | |
  Loch Turret | |
| Location | NN80752790 |
| Coordinates | 56°25′30″N 3°55′55″W / 56.42490005°N 3.93203381°W |
| Type | freshwater reservoir |
| Max. length | 3.6 km (2.2 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.55 km (0.34 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 173 ha (430 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 31.8241 ft (9.7000 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 79.068 ft (24.100 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 590,961,954 cu ft (16,734,179.0 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 8 km (5.0 mi) [2] |
| Surface elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft)[2] |
| Islands | 0 |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
At the north end of the loch, some 1.2 miles (1.9 km), is the small lochan of Lochan Uaine, that drains in Loch Turret through the Turret Burn.[4] The route is a popular walking spot.[4] Below the loch, the Turret Burn continues, and further down hosts Glenturret distillery, that was built in 1775.[5]
Gallery
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Percy road to Loch Turret, Crieff, Perthshire -
Loch Turret reservoir is at its best on a sunny winter day -
Loch Turret. This is the area that was occupied by the original, natural Loch Turret which was about a mile long. The glen is dominated by the 931m high Ben Chonzie. -
Loch Turret. Looking across the reservoir to Choinneachain Hill. The striking greens are due to the spring growth of Blaeberry/Wimberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) -
Head of Loch Turret. Looking down on the end of the reservoir. There is a lot of hummocky land here, these hills were often thought of as fairy dwellings, but are piles of stones and gravel left by streams flowing off melting glaciers.
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 – Loch Turret Reservoir. National Library of Scotland. p. 115. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "Loch Turret Reservoir". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Loch Turret Reservoir". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ a b Chris Townsend (30 March 2011). Scotland. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-84965-353-4. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ Neil Ridley; Gavin D. Smith; David Wishart (12 December 2019). The World of Whisky: Taste, try and enjoy whiskies from around the world. Pavilion Books. p. 319. ISBN 978-1-911663-07-2. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
