Auchengaich Reservoir

Reservoir in Argyll and Bute, Scotland

National grid reference NS27609150

56°05′10″N 4°46′14″W / 56.0860°N 4.7705°W / 56.0860; -4.7705TypeReservoirPrimary outflowsAuchengaich BurnBasin countriesScotland, United KingdomSurface area34,000 m2 (370,000 sq ft)Surface elevation244 m (801 ft)

Auchengaich Reservoir was created in 1942 through the construction of an earthfill dam built by the military to supply water to Helensburgh and the Gareloch during World War II.[1]

See also

Sources

  1. ^ RCAHMS Canmore - Auchengaich Reservoir.
  • "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register"


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