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White Loch(Whiteloch Reservoir)
A lochan and small reservoir on the Mearns Moor of East Renfrewshire, at the side of the B769 road, a half-mile (1 km) east of Long Loch and 2miles (4 km) south southeast of Neilston.
Retained by an earth embankment dam, it is operated by Scottish Water supplying drinking-water to the Stewarton, Dunlop, Lugton and part of Fenwick via Corsehouse Water Treatment Works.
It extends to an area of 8.6 ha (21 acres).It also supports a brown trout fishery, managed by Stewarton Angling Club.
- Type:
- Landmark