Freshwater loch in Perthshire, Scotland
Loch Doine | |
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Loch Doine. Looking east across Loch Doine with Loch Voil in the background. | |
Loch Doine | |
Location | Perthshire, Scotland |
Coordinates | 56°20′24″N 4°28′41″W / 56.340°N 4.478°W / 56.340; -4.478 |
Type | freshwater loch |
Primary inflows | River Larig |
River sources | River Balvaig |
Max. length | 5.6 km (3.5 mi) |
Max. width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
Surface area | 216.6 ha (535 acres) |
Average depth | 39.5 ft (12.0 m) |
Max. depth | 98 ft (30 m) |
Shore length | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
Surface elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
Islands | 1 |
Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Doine is a small freshwater loch that lies to the west of Balquhidder in the Trossachs and Teith ward within Stirling council area of Scotland. It is a short, narrow loch. It is separated from Loch Voil to the east by a small channel. The Loch can be reached by a small single track road from Balquhidder leading to Inverlochlarig.
References
- ^ John, Murray; Lawrence, Pullar (1910). Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Forth Basin Volume II - Loch Doine. National Library of Scotland: National Challenger Officer. p. 10. Retrieved 8 May 2018. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Loch Doine". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 7 June 2024.