Loch Drunkie facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Loch Drunkie |
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Location | Stirling |
Coordinates | 56°12′32″N 4°21′05″W / 56.209°N 4.3514°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
River sources | Drunkie Burn |
Max. length | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
Max. width | 0.40 km (0.25 mi) |
Surface area | 55.8 ha (138 acres) |
Average depth | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
Max. depth | 97 ft (30 m) |
Shore length1 | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
Surface elevation | 126.7 m (416 ft) |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Drunkie (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Drongaidh) is a small freshwater loch in the Trossachs near Aberfoyle in the Stirling council area, Scotland.
Geography
This picturesque and irregular Highland loch is shut on all sides by high hills, is difficult to access and rarely visited.
Fishing
The lake is well-known since the 19th century for a good stock of pike and brown trout. The fishing season lasts now from mid-March to the beginning of October.
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