Loch Katrine
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| Geographical location | Stirling , Scotland | |
| Drain | Teith → Forth | |
| Location close to the shore | Glasgow | |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 15 '16 " N , 4 ° 30' 56" W | |
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Loch Katrine ( Gaelic : Loch Cehnterin ) is a dammed freshwater lake in Scotland . It is located in the Trossachs , belongs to the Stirling Council Area and has the typical elongated shape of a lake created by glaciers during the Ice Age . Loch Katrine is about 13 kilometers long, but on average only one kilometer wide.
Loch Katrine is Greater Glasgow's primary water reservoir . Gasoline or diesel powered ships are not allowed on the water in order to avoid pollution of Glasgow's drinking water. The SS Sir Walter Scott has been offering tourist excursions across the lake since 1899. It is powered by a 3-way expansion steam engine and was fired with coal until October 28, 2007. During the winter break of 2007/2008 the ship was converted to biodiesel and resumed operation in May 2008.
Sir Walter Scott dedicated the poem The Lady of the Lake to Loch Katrine , which was reworked by Gioachino Rossini into the opera La donna del lago .
One chapter of Theodor Fontane's travelogue Beyond the Tweed describes Loch Katrine.
Fly fishing and fishing for trout are allowed on the lake from spring to autumn .
Water pipe to Glasgow
The construction of a water pipeline between Loch Katrine and the city began in 1855 to supply water to the growing city of Glasgow. Queen Victoria officially opened the building on October 14, 1859. The water is discharged via an elaborately designed outlet on the south bank ( 56 ° 14 ′ 52.1 ″ N , 4 ° 32 ′ 57.3 ″ W ) that is now listed as a Category A building . As a result of the increased demand for water, the system was expanded in 1885.
The aqueduct to Glasgow, 38 km away, runs largely underground. Rivers and gorges are crossed on different bridges. These include the three Couligartan aqueducts, the Duchray Bridge and the Castle Burn Aqueduct, which are each classified as monuments of the highest monument category A.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Loch Katrine Aqueduct in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Description of the lake (English)
