Loch Skae

Loch Skae
Loch Skae
Location	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates	55°07′51″N 4°01′29″W / 55.1308°N 4.0246°W / 55.1308; -4.0246[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Primary outflows	Loch Skae Burn[2]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)[3]
Max. width	0.25 mi (0.40 km)[3]
Surface area	8.3 ha (21 acres)[1]
Average depth	9.5 ft (2.9 m)[3]
Max. depth	35 ft (11 m)[3]
Water volume	8,000,000 cu ft (230,000 m3)[3]
Shore length1	1.1 km (0.68 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	267 m (876 ft)[1]
Islands	0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Skae is a small, upland freshwater loch to the north of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Dumfries, Scotland, 0.5 mi (0.80 km) east of Loch Howie, and 1 mi (1.6 km) south of the A702.^[4] The loch is somewhat circular in shape with a maximum diameter of 0.25 mi (0.40 km) from north to south.^[2] It has an average depth of 9.5 ft (2.9 m) and is 35 ft (11 m) at its deepest point. The loch was surveyed^[3] on 29 July 1903 by James Murray^[5] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.