White Loch, Perth and Kinross

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LocationNO169429
Coordinates56°34′15″N 3°21′09″W / 56.570700°N 3.352500°W / 56.570700; -3.352500
Typefreshwater loch
Max. length0.4828 km (0.3000 mi)[1]
White Loch
White Loch Living up to its name on a misty morning, 31 December 2007
White Loch is located in Perth and Kinross
White Loch
White Loch
LocationNO169429
Coordinates56°34′15″N 3°21′09″W / 56.570700°N 3.352500°W / 56.570700; -3.352500
Typefreshwater loch
Max. length0.4828 km (0.3000 mi)[1]
Max. width0.225 km (0.140 mi)[1]
Surface area4.9 ha (12 acres)[2]
Average depth13 ft (4.0 m)[1]
Max. depth32 ft (9.8 m)[1]
Water volume8,425,000 cu ft (238,600 m3)[1]
Shore length11.2 km (0.75 mi) [2]
Surface elevation48 m (157 ft)[2]
Max. temperature59 °F (15 °C)
Min. temperature50.2 °F (10.1 °C)
Islands0
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

White Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is located directly to the east of Fingask Loch in the valley of the Lunan Burn and is 1.5 miles south of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross.[1][2] The loch is also a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation.[3]

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