Loch Ascog

Loch Ascog
Loch Ascog is located in Bute
Loch Ascog
Loch Ascog
Location within Bute
LocationRothesay, Scotland
Coordinates55°49′04″N 5°02′41″W / 55.8178°N 5.0448°W / 55.8178; -5.0448
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Surface area
447,353 m2 (4,815,270 sq ft)
Water volume
1,202,000 m3 (974 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation
34 m (112 ft)

Loch Ascog is a small reservoir on the east coast of the island of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The loch supplies water to the town of Rothesay and the fishing rights are held by the Isle of Bute Angling Association. Loch Ascog is 44.7 hectares (110 acres) in extent. To the west is the much larger Loch Fad.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Scottish Places
  2. ↑ "Go Fishing". Visit Bute. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register" Archived 2013-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) Argyll and Bute Council. Retrieved 25 August 2012.