Loch Howie

Loch Howie
Loch Howie
Loch Howie is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Loch Howie
Loch Howie
LocationDumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates55°07′41″N 4°02′45″W / 55.128100°N 4.045800°W / 55.128100; -4.045800[1]
Typefreshwater loch
Primary outflowsMid Burn[2]
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length0.75 mi (1.21 km)[2]
Max. width0.125 mi (0.201 km)[2]
Surface area17.7 ha (44 acres)[1]
Average depth16 ft (4.9 m)[2]
Max. depth31 ft (9.4 m)[2]
Water volume31,000,000 cu ft (880,000 m3)[2]
Shore length12.6 km (1.6 mi)[1]
Surface elevation233 m (764 ft)[1]
Islands0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Howie is a small, narrow, upland freshwater loch on the north side of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch trends from south-west to north-east and is 0.75 mi (1.21 km) long by approximately 0.25 mi (0.40 km) at its widest point. It has an average depth of 16 ft (4.9 m) and is 39 ft (12 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed[2] on 23 July 1903 by James Murray[3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

The loch is popular for fishing and is populated with perch, pike and roach.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Loch Howie". British lakes. British Lakes. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Nith Basin". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Lochs Howie and Skae; Lochrutton Loch; Lochaber Loch; Loch Kindar; Loch Fleet (Vol. 5, Plate 46)". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Craigdarroch Fishing Club". Moniaive. Retrieved 2 July 2016.