Fingask Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is about three-quarters of a mile from Rae Loch in the valley of the Lunan Burn and is 1.5 miles south-east of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross.[3][1][2] Directly to the east is the smaller White Loch, and next to it is the Black Loch.
Fingask Loch | |
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Fingask Loch | |
Location | NO164429 |
Coordinates | 56°34′16″N 3°21′42″W / 56.571100°N 3.361600°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | outflow of White Loch |
Primary outflows | small burn into Lunan Burn |
Max. length | 0.482 km (0.300 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 0.4023 km (0.2500 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 12.8 ha (32 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 23 ft (7.0 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 25 ft (7.6 m)[1] |
Water volume | 32,182,000 cu ft (911,300 m3)[1] |
Shore length1 | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 46 m (151 ft)[2] |
Max. temperature | 58.8 °F (14.9 °C) |
Min. temperature | 48.7 °F (9.3 °C) |
Islands | 0 |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
The loch is also a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation.[4]