Loch Skae is a small, upland freshwater loch to the north of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Dumfries, Scotland, 0.5 mi (0.80 km) east of Loch Howie, and 1 mi (1.6 km) south of the A702.[4] The loch is somewhat circular in shape with a maximum diameter of 0.25 mi (0.40 km) from north to south.[2] It has an average depth of 9.5 ft (2.9 m) and is 35 ft (11 m) at its deepest point. The loch was surveyed[3] on 29 July 1903 by James Murray[5] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
| Loch Skae | |
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  Loch Skae | |
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°07′51″N 4°01′29″W / 55.1308°N 4.0246°W[1] |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary outflows | Loch Skae Burn[2] |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 0.75 mi (1.21 km)[3] |
| Max. width | 0.25 mi (0.40 km)[3] |
| Surface area | 8.3 ha (21 acres)[1] |
| Average depth | 9.5 ft (2.9 m)[3] |
| Max. depth | 35 ft (11 m)[3] |
| Water volume | 8,000,000 cu ft (230,000 m3)[3] |
| Shore length1 | 1.1 km (0.68 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 267 m (876 ft)[1] |
| Islands | 0[1] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Loch Skae". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Loch Skae". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Nith Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ David M. Munro; Bruce M. Gittings (2006). Scotland: An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins. p. 429. ISBN 9780004724669.
- ^ "Lochs Howie and Skae; Lochrutton Loch; Lochaber Loch; Loch Kindar; Loch Fleet (Vol. 5, Plate 46)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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