Loch of Craiglush
Loch of Craiglush in the winter
Loch of Craiglush
Location	NO043443
Coordinates	56°34′52″N 3°33′31″W / 56.581°N 3.5587°W / 56.581; -3.5587
Type	freshwater loch
Primary inflows	Lunan Burn
Primary outflows	Lunan Burn
Catchment area	14.9 km2 (3,680 acres)[1]
Surface area	26.3 ha (65 acres)[2]
Average depth	4.9 m (16 ft)[3]
Max. depth	13 m (44 ft)[3]
Water volume	138,980 m3 (4,907,900 cu ft)[3]
Shore length1	2.3 km (1.4 mi) [2]
Surface elevation	103 m (338 ft)[2]
Max. temperature	16.2 °C (61.2 °F)
Min. temperature	9.4 °C (49.0 °F)
Islands	1
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Loch of Craiglush is a freshwater loch, located around 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) north-east of Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The loch is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as well as forming part of a Special Area of Conservation.^[4][2][3]

Fishing

Loch of Craiglush, Loch of the Lowes, Loch of Butterstone, Loch of Clunie, Loch of Drumellie, Loch Rae, Fingask Loch, Loch White and Loch Black and the Stormont Loch form a series of lochs all draining into the Lunan Burn, which flows into the River Isla before its junction with the River Tay. All these rivers contain pike and perch and trout are taken in Lochs Craiglush, Lowes and Butterstone.^[3]

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