Loch Skae

Loch Skae
Location	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates	55°07′41″N 4°02′45″W / 55.128100°N 4.045800°WCoordinates: 55°07′41″N 4°02′45″W / 55.128100°N 4.045800°W[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Primary outflows	Loch Skae Burn[2]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)[3]
Max. width	0.25 mi (0.40 km)[3]
Surface area	8.3 ha (21 acres)[1]
Average depth	9.5 ft (2.9 m)[3]
Max. depth	35 ft (11 m)[3]
Water volume	8,000,000 cu ft (230,000 m^3)[3]
Shore length^1	1.1 km (0.68 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	267 m (876 ft)[1]
Islands	0[1]
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Skae is a small, upland freshwater loch to the north of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Dumfries, Scotland and 0.5 mi (0.80 km) east of Loch Howie. The loch is somewhat circular in shape with a maximum diameter of 0.25 mi (0.40 km) from north to south.^[2] It has an average depth of 9.5 ft (2.9 m) and is 35 ft (11 m) at its deepest point. The loch was surveyed^[3] on 29 July 1903 by James Murray^[4] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

1. "Loch Skae". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
2. "Loch Skae". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
3. "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Nith Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
4. "Lochs Howie and Skae; Lochrutton Loch; Lochaber Loch; Loch Kindar; Loch Fleet (Vol. 5, Plate 46)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.