White Loch, Perth and Kinross
White Loch | |
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White Loch | |
Location | NO169429 |
Coordinates | 56°34′15″N 3°21′09″W / 56.570700°N 3.352500°WCoordinates: 56°34′15″N 3°21′09″W / 56.570700°N 3.352500°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Max. length | 0.4828 km (0.3000 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 0.225 km (0.140 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 4.9 ha (12 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 13 ft (4.0 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 32 ft (9.8 m)[1] |
Water volume | 8,425,000 cu ft (238,600 m3)[1] |
Shore length1 | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 48 m (157 ft)[2] |
Max. temperature | 59 °F (15 °C) |
Min. temperature | 50.2 °F (10.1 °C) |
Islands | 0 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
White Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is located directly to the east of Fingask Loch in the valley of the and is 1.5 miles south of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross.[1][2] The loch is also a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation.[3]
Geography[]
White Loch is one of three lochs that sit in a row on an orientation of 280 degrees, with Fingask Loch directly to the west and the tiny, almost pond sized sitting directly to the east.[4] White Loch drains into Fingask Loch which in turn drains into small burn that meets the Lunan Burn.[4]
References[]
- ^ 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. 108. Retrieved 25 March 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "White Loch". British Lakes. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Dunkeld - Blairgowrie Lochs, Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- ^ a b John, Murray; Laurence, Pullar (1904). The Scottish Geographical Magazine. Edinburgh: T & A Constable, Edinburgh University Press. p. 16.
Categories:
- Freshwater lochs of Scotland
- Lochs of Perth and Kinross
- Tay catchment
- Protected areas of Perth and Kinross
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Scotland
- Conservation in the United Kingdom
- Special Areas of Conservation in Scotland
- Birdwatching sites in Scotland