Loch Drunkie | |
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Location | Stirling |
Coordinates | 56°12′32″N 4°21′05″W / 56.209°N 4.3514°W |
Type | freshwater loch |
River sources | Drunkie Burn |
Max. length | 1.6 km (0.99 mi)[1] |
Max. width | 0.40 km (0.25 mi)[1] |
Surface area | 55.8 ha (138 acres)[2] |
Average depth | 38.5 ft (11.7 m)[1] |
Max. depth | 97 ft (30 m) |
Shore length1 | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) [2] |
Surface elevation | 126.7 m (416 ft)[2] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Loch Drunkie (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Drongaidh,[3] pronounced [l̪ˠɔx ˈt̪ɾɔŋkɪ]) is a small freshwater loch in the Trossachs near Aberfoyle in the Stirling council area, Scotland.[4][1]
This picturesque and irregular Highland loch is shut on all sides by high hills.[1]
Since the 19th century, the loch has been well-known for containing a good stock of pike and brown trout.[5] The fishing season lasts now from mid-March to the beginning of October.[6]