Fingask Loch
Small lowland freshwater loch
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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 | |
|---|---|
  Fingask Loch | |
| Location | NO164429 |
| Coordinates | 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 ft3 (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]
