Loch Doine

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Loch Doine
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Loch Doine. Looking east across Loch Doine with Loch Voil in the background.
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Loch Doine
Location Perthshire, Scotland
Coordinates 56°20′24″N4°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. length1.6 km (0.99 mi) [1]
Max. width0.4 km (0.25 mi) [1]
Surface area50 ha (120 acres) [2]
Average depth10.1 m (33 ft) [2]
Max. depth19.8 m (65 ft) [2]
Shore length14.1 km (2.5 mi) [2]
Surface elevation128 m (420 ft) [2]
Islands 1
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. [1] [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Loch Doine". Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER). Retrieved 7 June 2024.