Loch of Craiglush explained

Loch of Craiglush
Location:NO043443
Coordinates:56.581°N -3.5587°W
Type:freshwater loch
Inflow:Lunan Burn
Outflow:Lunan Burn
Catchment:3680abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Area:26.3ha
Depth:16abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Max-Depth:44abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Volume:4907900abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Shore:2.3km (01.4miles)
Elevation:103m (338feet)
Temperature High:61.2F
Temperature Low:49F
Islands:1
Pushpin Map:Scotland Perth and Kinross

Loch of Craiglush is a freshwater loch, located around NaNmiles 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.[1] [2]

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loch of Craiglush. British Lakes. 11 January 2019.
  2. Book: John . Murray . Lawrence . Pullar. Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909 Lochs of the Tay Basin Volume II - Loch of Craiglush. National Challenger Officer. National Library of Scotland. 100. 11 January 2019.