| Loch Enoch | |
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  Loch Enoch | |
| Location | Galloway |
| Coordinates | 55°08′10″N 4°26′20″W / 55.13611°N 4.43889°W |
| Type | Loch |
| Primary outflows | Eglin Lane |
| Catchment area | 186 ha (460 acres)[1] |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Surface area | 50 ha (120 acres)[1] |
| Max. depth | ~36 m (118 ft)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 493 m (1,617 ft)[1] |
| References | [1] |
Loch Enoch is a multi-basin freshwater loch in Galloway, to the east of Merrick and south of Mullwharchar. The loch is situated in a granite basin and has several small islands and some beaches on its shore. The sharp granite sand of these beaches was collected and sold for sharpening knives and scythes.[2] The catchment area's vegetation is mainly Purple Moor Grass and Heather.[1]
The loch's outflow supplies Loch Doon and the River Doon, both in Ayrshire.
- ^ a b c d e f Goudie, Andrew; Alexander, David (1997). Lake Acidification in Galloway. Wiley. p. 201. ISBN 9780631199816.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Barratt, Edward. "'The Croft on the Flowe'". Climb Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.