Loch Katrine
Above Stronachlachar, looking eastward along the length of the loch
Location	Stirling, Scotland
Coordinates	56°15′16″N, 4°30′56″WCoordinates: 56°15′16″N, 4°30′56″W
Lake type	freshwater loch, reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Max. length	13 km
Max. width	1 km

Loch Katrine is a freshwater loch in the district of Stirling, Scotland. It is roughly 13 kilometres long by 1 kilometre wide. Image File history File links Loch_Katrine. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland with a population of about 85,000. ... This article is about the country. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ... View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ... ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (blue outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (green lines) of a contiguous area. ... View across Loch Lomond, towards Ben Lomond. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland with a population of about 85,000. ... This article is about the country. ...

Loch Katrine is owned by Scottish Water and is the primary water reservoir for much of the city of Glasgow and its surrounding areas. It is supplied to Milngavie water treatment works via a 26 mile long aqueduct, and can deliver up to 50,000,000 gallons a day. Construction was started in 1855 and the works was opened by Queen Victoria in 1859. The aqueduct project was built under the guidance of James Watt and Thomas Telford, an example of their engineering prowess that can still be seen working today. Scottish Water is a state-owned company in Scotland that provides water and sewer facilities. ... ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Craigmaddie reservoir, empty during building works. ... For other uses, see Aqueduct (disambiguation). ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... For other persons named James Watt, see James Watt (disambiguation). ... Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. ...

The lake of Sir Walter Scott's The Lady of the Lake is Loch Katrine. Raeburns portrait of Sir Walter Scott in 1822. ... In an Arthurian legend, the Lady of the Lake gave King Arthur the sword known as Excalibur. ...

Oil-fired vessels are not permitted to sail its waters due to the danger of pollution to the drinking water of Glasgow. Instead a wood-burning, steam-powered boat named the SS Sir Walter Scott offers local tourist transport. Robert Roy MacGregor was born at the head of the loch. The SS Sir Walter Scott is a small white painted steamship that has provided cruises and a ferry service on Loch Katrine in the scenic Trossachs of Scotland for over a century, and is the only surviving screw steamer in regular passenger service in Scotland. ... Portrait engraving of Rob Roy circa 1820s Robert Roy MacGregor, (baptized March 7, 1671 – December 28, 1734) usually known simply as Rob Roy or alternately Red MacGregor, was a famous Scottish folk hero and outlaw of the early 18th century, who is sometimes known as the Scottish Robin Hood. ...

Fly and boat fishing for trout is permitted on the loch from spring to autumn. Fly rod and reel with a wild brown trout from a chalk stream. ... For other uses, see Trout (disambiguation). ...

Loch Katrine is also the name of a lake in North Canterbury, New Zealand. The New Zealand region of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains. ...