Castle Loch is a large, shallow, freshwater loch in Dumfries and Galloway, in the Southern Uplands of south-west Scotland. It lies to the west of Mochrum Loch and about 9 mi (14 km) west of the town of Wigtown.[1] The loch has 2 islets.
| Castle Loch | |
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  Castle Loch  Castle Loch  Castle Loch | |
| Location | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 54°50′58″N 4°40′13″W / 54.8495°N 4.67030°W |
| Type | freshwater loch |
| Primary inflows | several small burns |
| Primary outflows | Castle Loch burn |
| Basin countries | Scotland |
| Max. length | 1.25 mi (2.01 km)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.5 mi (0.80 km)[1] |
| Surface area | 92.5 ha (229 acres)[2] |
| Average depth | 6.5 ft (2.0 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 11 ft (3.4 m)[1] |
| Water volume | 65,000,000 cu ft (1,800,000 m3)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 6.4 km (4.0 mi)[2] |
| Surface elevation | 85 m (279 ft)[2] |
| Islands | 2 islets[2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Survey
The loch was surveyed[1] in 1903 by James Murray and later charted [3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.