| Loch Vrotachan | |
| Coords: | 56.8903°N -3.4417°W |
| Type: | freshwater loch |
| Outflow: | Baddoch Burn, Clunie Water, River Dee, North Sea |
| Catchment: | 67ha |
| Location: | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Basin Countries: | Scotland |
| Length: | 510m (1,670feet) |
| Width: | 200m (700feet) |
| Area: | 9ha |
| Depth: | 6.9m (22.6feet) |
| Volume: | 642076km3 |
| Pushpin Map: | Scotland Aberdeenshire |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Elevation: | 748m (2,454feet) |
| Cities: | Braemar |
Loch Vrotachan, also known as Loch Brodichan or Loch Brothacan, is a freshwater lake on the southwestern edge of the Scottish council area of Aberdeenshire. It is located in the Grampian Mountains about south of Braemar.
The lake lies at an altitude of 748 meters above sea level.[1] Loch Vrotachan has a maximum length of 0.51 kilometers and a maximum width of 0.20 kilometers,[2] resulting in an area of 9 hectares and a circumference of one kilometer. The lake has a volume of 642,076 kiloliters. Its catchment area is 67 hectares. Loch Vrotachan has an average depth of 6.9 meters.[1] On the western bank flows the Allt Loch Vrotachan, which flows into the Baddoch Burn, which drains into the North Sea via the Clunie Water and the River Dee.[3]
The Loch Vrotachan catchment area extends eastwards to the slopes of the 933 meter high The Cairnwell, which marks the border with the neighboring Perth and Kinross council area or the traditional county of Perthshire. The shores of Loch Vrotachan are uninhabited.[3] The Glen Shee ski area begins east of the lake.[4]