Loch Callater

Callater loch
Loch Callater
Callater loch
Callater loch
Location	Braemar, Scotland
Coordinates	56°56′23″N 3°20′37″W / 56.93972°N 3.34361°W / 56.93972; -3.34361Coordinates: 56°56′23″N 3°20′37″W / 56.93972°N 3.34361°W / 56.93972; -3.34361[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	Allt an loch
Primary outflows	Callater Burn
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	1.6 km (1 mi)[2]
Max. width	320 m (1,050 ft)[2]
Surface area	30.9 ha (76 acres)[1]
Average depth	3.7 m (12 ft)[2]
Max. depth	9.1 m (30 ft)[2]
Water volume	1,100,000 m3 (38,000,000 cu ft)[2]
Shore length1	3.2 km (2.0 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	501 m (1,644 ft)[1]
Islands	0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Callater is an upland, freshwater loch lying approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Braemar, Scotland. The loch trends in a northwest to southeast direction and is surrounded on both sides by steep hills. It is approximately 1.6 km (1 mi) in length.

The loch was surveyed^[2] on 11 July 1905 by T.N. Johnston and L.W. Collett and later charted ^[3] as part of the Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

Trout, salmon, eels and perch are found in the loch.^[2] A permit is required for fishing.^[4]

The loch and surrounding area is popular with walkers and at the north end is the Callater Stable walkers' bothy.^[5][6]

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