Castle Loch is a large, shallow, freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southern Uplands of south-west Scotland. It lies to the west of Mochrum Loch and about 9 mi (14 km) west of the town of Wigtown.[1] The loch has 2 islets.
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Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
Coordinates | 54°50′58″N 4°40′13″W / 54.8495°N 4.67030°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | several small burns |
Primary outflows | Castle Loch burn |
Basin countries | Scotland |
Max. length | 1.25 mi (2.01 km)[1] |
Max. width | 0.5 mi (0.80 km)[1] |
Surface area | 92.5 ha (229 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 6.5 ft (2.0 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 11 ft (3.4 m)[1] |
Water volume | 65,000,000 cu ft (1,800,000 m3)[1] |
Shore length1 | 6.4 km (4.0 mi)[2] |
Surface elevation | 85 m (279 ft)[2] |
Islands | 2 islets[2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Survey
editThe loch was surveyed[1] in 1903 by James Murray and later charted [3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Cree Basin". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Castle loch". British lakes. British Lakes. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Lochs Castle & Mochrum (Vol. 5, Plate 41) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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