Loch Dornal facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Loch Dornal
Loch Dornal Location in South Ayrshire
Location	Strathclyde, Scotland
Coordinates	55°03′02″N 4°40′29″W / 55.05056°N 4.67472°W / 55.05056; -4.67472
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	Corwar burn
Primary outflows	Carrick burn
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.66 mi (1.06 km)
Max. width	0.33 mi (0.53 km)
Surface area	43.8 ha (108 acres)
Average depth	5 ft (1.5 m)
Max. depth	10 ft (3.0 m)
Water volume	26,000,000 cu ft (740,000 m3)
Shore length1	4.9 km (3.0 mi)
Surface elevation	118 m (387 ft)
Islands	several islets
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch Dornal is an irregular shaped, shallow, freshwater loch in south Ayrshire, in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies approximately 8 mi (13 km) northwest of the town of Newton Stewart.

There are several islets in the loch some of which contain archaeological features.

The loch is stocked with rainbow trout and fishing is permitted with permission from Drumlamford Estate.

Survey

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