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Trossachs, running outside of Black island, Ellen's isle, and the small islands near the shore all round, with a small isolated patch at the junction of the
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Katrine differs from the other lakes in the Forth Basin, none of which has depth
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itself is almost 122 metres (400 ft) above sea level: sufficient to provide adequate water pressure to the majority of the town without the need for pumping. The system can deliver up to 230,000,000 litres (51,000,000 imp gal) a day. Construction was started in 1855 and the works was
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Katrine is a serpentine lake orientated west-north-west - east-south-east, having a length of about 8 miles (13 km), with a maximum width of almost exactly 1 mile (1.6 km) between the mouths of the Letter burn and the Strone burn on the northern shore to a small bay on the opposite
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deposits, judged from the geological features on both sides of the lake. Ellen's Isle is composed of epidotic grits ("Green Beds"), and the promontories of Am
Priosan partly of "Green Beds" and partly of Ben Ledi grits. The promontory between the pier and the sluice is formed of Ben Ledi grits.
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and its surrounding areas since 1859. The water level has been artificially raised by around 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) - the loch can be drawn down by a maximum of 2 metres (6.6 ft). The water drawn down provides gravitational flow, using the
Katrine aqueduct, to the
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show that the soundings throughout this basin gradually increase in depth eastwards to Brenachoil Lodge. The position of the deepest sounding is of interest, seeing that the strata which form the floor of the lake at this point consist of
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has provided sailings on the loch since 1900. It was coal-fired until 2007, when it was converted to use bio-diesel fuel, and continues to provide local tourist transport between Trossachs Pier and Stronachlachar during the summer.
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are permitted on the loch from spring to autumn. It also serves as a reservoir for the water supply of the Glasgow conurbation, some 30 miles (48 km) south, being connected by two aqueducts constructed in 1859.
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216:Ellen's Isle, Black Isle, Factor's Isle or Island
694:The Athole Highlanders' Farewell to Loch Katrine
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879:. Edinburgh: Challenger Office. pp. 48–49.
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1001:"Old photos show Katrine aqueduct being built"
935:"Fox Talbot's 1844 photograph of Loch Katrine"
1083:"SS Sir Walter Scott returns to Loch Katrine"
836:. Edinburgh: Challenger Office. pp. 1–5.
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956:Herschy, Reginald W. (2012).
924:Ordnance Survey, 1:25,000 map
901:"The Loch Katrine Experience"
611:Loch Katrine is now owned by
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1056:"Loch Katrine and aqueducts"
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869:Horne, John
800:28 December
667:Loch Lomond
663:Loch Arklet
604:in 1844 by
510:Settlements
503:brecciation
427:Loch Lomond
302:River Forth
298:River Teith
270:Loch Lomond
191:Max. length
130: /
105:Coordinates
1103:Categories
1088:The Herald
1037:23 October
1011:26 October
865:Peach, Ben
743:References
671:Inversnaid
639:opened by
387:ceathairne
282:Perthshire
268:, east of
199:Max. width
115:56°15′16″N
1124:Trossachs
763:4 October
636:Milngavie
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617:reservoir
543:An t-Sròn
524:Trossachs
480:micaceous
477:schistose
395:peasantry
377:The name
358:, judged
262:Trossachs
150:reservoir
118:4°30′56″W
1031:BBC News
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871:(1910).
731:See also
675:Ben A'an
495:morainic
327:'s poem
181:Scotland
98:Scotland
90:Location
621:Glasgow
585:History
575:shingly
565:Islands
555:An Dubh
539:Eatarra
453:Geology
383:cateran
379:Katrine
364:Pictish
360:Katrine
309:Glasgow
296:of the
260:in the
212:Islands
985:28 May
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700:Trivia
535:Leitir
465:, 1810
368:Celtic
231:listen
573:"the
372:*ceit
370:root
317:trout
175:Basin
1068:2022
1039:2021
1013:2020
987:2021
974:ISBN
943:2013
909:2013
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