Kirriereoch Loch is a small, shallow, square shaped, freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southern Uplands of south-west Scotland. It lies approximately 12 mi (19 km) north of the town of Newton Stewart.[1] It is a part of the Wood of Cree Nature Preserve system[3][4]

Kirriereoch loch
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Kirriereoch loch is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Kirriereoch loch
Kirriereoch loch
LocationDumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates55°08′48″N 4°34′04″W / 55.14667°N 4.56778°W / 55.14667; -4.56778
Typefreshwater loch
Primary outflowsKirriemore burn
Basin countriesScotland
Max. length0.25 mi (0.40 km)[1]
Max. width0.2 mi (0.32 km)[1]
Surface area6.9 ha (17 acres)[2]
Average depth7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Max. depth15 ft (4.6 m)[1]
Water volume5,000,000 cu ft (140,000 m3)[1]
Shore length11.2 km (0.75 mi)[2]
Surface elevation212 m (696 ft)[2]
Islands0 [2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The loch is stocked with brown trout with wild brown trout also being present. The Newton Stewart Angling Association manage fishing on the loch.[5]

Survey

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The loch was surveyed[1] in 1903 by James Murray and later charted [6] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Bathymetrical Survey of the Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland, 1897-1909, Lochs of the Cree Basin". National Library of Scotland. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kirriereoch Loch". British lakes. British Lakes. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  3. ^ Kitson, Matt. "Kirriereoch Loch". Newton Stewart Angling Association. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Wood of Cree". The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  5. ^ Bruce Sandison (15 February 2011). Rivers and Lochs of Scotland: The Angler's Complete Guide. Black & White Publishing Limited. pp. 933–. ISBN 978-1-84502-520-5.
  6. ^ "Loch Dornal; Kirriereoch Loch; Loch Trool (Vol. 5, Plate 42) - Bathymetrical Survey, 1897-1909 - National Library of Scotland". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 16 September 2015.