Kirriereoch Loch
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LocationDumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Primary outflowsKirriemore burn
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  Kirriereoch loch | |
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°08′48″N 4°34′04″W / 55.14667°N 4.56778°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary outflows | Kirriemore burn |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 0.25 mi (0.40 km)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.2 mi (0.32 km)[1] |
| Surface area | 6.9 ha (17 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 7 ft (2.1 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 15 ft (4.6 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 5,000,000 ft3 (140,000 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 1.2 km (0.75 mi)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 212 m (696 ft)[2] |
| Islands | 0 [2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Kirriereoch Loch is a small, shallow, square shaped, freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southern Uplands of south-west Scotland. It lies approximately 12 mi (19 km) north of the town of Newton Stewart.[1] It is a part of the Wood of Cree Nature Preserve system[3][4]
The loch is stocked with brown trout with wild brown trout also being present. The Newton Stewart Angling Association manage fishing on the loch.[5]
