Loch Howie


Loch Howie is a small, narrow, upland freshwater loch on the north side of Blackcraig Hill, approximately west of Dumfries, Scotland. The loch trends from south-west to north-east and is long by approximately at its widest point. It has an average depth of and is at its deepest. The loch was surveyed on 23 July 1903 by James Murray as part of Sir John Murray's Bathymetrical Survey of Fresh-Water Lochs of Scotland 1897-1909.
The loch is popular for fishing and is populated with perch, pike and roach.