Loch Skae facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Loch Skae
Loch Skae Location in Dumfries and Galloway
Location	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates	55°07′41″N 4°02′45″W / 55.128100°N 4.045800°W / 55.128100; -4.045800
Type	freshwater loch
Primary outflows	Loch Skae Burn
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Max. width	0.25 mi (0.40 km)
Surface area	8.3 ha (21 acres)
Average depth	9.5 ft (2.9 m)
Max. depth	35 ft (11 m)
Water volume	8,000,000 cu ft (230,000 m3)
Shore length1	1.1 km (0.68 mi)
Surface elevation	267 m (876 ft)
Islands	0
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 and 0.5 mi (0.80 km) east of Loch Howie. The loch is somewhat circular in shape with a maximum diameter of 0.25 mi (0.40 km) from north to south. 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 on 29 July 1903 by James Murray as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.