Loch of Craiglush

Loch of Craiglush
Loch of Craiglush
	Loch of Craiglush in the winter
	Loch of Craiglush
Location	NO043443
Coordinates	56°34′52″N 3°33′31″W / 56.581°N 3.5587°WCoordinates: 56°34′52″N 3°33′31″W / 56.581°N 3.5587°W
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Catchment area	14.9 km2 (3,680 acres)
Max. length	310 m (1,020 ft)
Max. width	201 m (659 ft)
Surface area	26.3 ha (65 acres)
Average depth	4.9 m (16 ft)
Max. depth	13 m (44 ft)
Water volume	138,980 m3 (4,907,900 cu ft)
Shore length1	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Surface elevation	103 m (338 ft)
Max. temperature	16.2 °C (61.2 °F)
Min. temperature	9.4 °C (49.0 °F)
Islands	1
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch of Craiglush is a freshwater loch, located around 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The loch is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation.^[4]^[3]^[2]

Fishing[]

Loch of Craiglush, Loch of the Lowes, Loch of Butterstone, Loch of Clunie, Loch of Drumellie, , Fingask Loch, and and the Stormont Loch form a series of lochs all draining into the , which flows into the River Isla before its junction with the River Tay. All these rivers contain pike and perch and trout are taken in Lochs Craiglush, Lowes and Butterstone.^[2]

^ Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909, National Library of Scotland, 1903
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch of Craiglush. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 100. Retrieved 11 January 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Loch of Craiglush". British Lakes. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
^ Dunkeld - Blairgowrie Lochs, Joint Nature Conservation Committee