Loch Howie is a small, narrow, upland freshwater loch on the north side of Blackcraig Hill, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch trends from south-west to north-east and is 0.75 mi (1.21 km) long by approximately 0.25 mi (0.40 km) at its widest point. It has an average depth of 16 ft (4.9 m) and is 39 ft (12 m) at its deepest. The loch was surveyed^[2] on 23 July 1903 by James Murray^[3] as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.

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Loch Howie
Loch Howie
Location	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates	55.128100°N 4.045800°W / 55.128100; -4.045800[1]
Type	freshwater loch
Primary outflows	Mid Burn[2]
Basin countries	Scotland
Max. length	0.75 mi (1.21 km)[2]
Max. width	0.125 mi (0.201 km)[2]
Surface area	17.7 ha (44 acres)[1]
Average depth	16 ft (4.9 m)[2]
Max. depth	31 ft (9.4 m)[2]
Water volume	31,000,000 cu ft (880,000 m3)[2]
Shore length1	2.6 km (1.6 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	233 m (764 ft)[1]
Islands	0[1]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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The loch is popular for fishing and is populated with perch, pike and roach.^[4]