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Loch of Craiglush
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Loch of Craiglush in the winter
Loch of Craiglush is located in Perth and Kinross
Loch of Craiglush
Loch of Craiglush
Location in Perth and Kinross
Location NO043443
Coordinates 56°34′52″N 3°33′31″W / 56.581°N 3.5587°W / 56.581; -3.5587
Type freshwater loch
Primary inflows Lunan Burn
Primary outflows Lunan Burn
Catchment area 14.9 km2 (3,680 acres)
Max. length 310 m (1,020 ft)
Max. width 201 m (659 ft)
Surface area 26.3 ha (65 acres)
Average depth 4.9 m (16 ft)
Max. depth 13 m (44 ft)
Water volume 138,980 m3 (4,907,900 cu ft)
Shore length1 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Surface elevation 103 m (338 ft)
Max. temperature 16.2 °C (61.2 °F)
Min. temperature 9.4 °C (49.0 °F)
Islands 1
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch of Craiglush is a freshwater loch, located around 1+12 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The loch is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation.

Fishing

Loch of Craiglush, Loch of the Lowes, Loch of Butterstone, Loch of Clunie, Loch of Drumellie, Loch Rae, Fingask Loch, Loch White and Loch Black and the Stormont Loch form a series of lochs all draining into the Lunan Burn, which flows into the River Isla before its junction with the River Tay. All these rivers contain pike and perch and trout are taken in Lochs Craiglush, Lowes and Butterstone.

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