Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Cruachan Reservoir
Cruachan Reservoir — lake in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Falls of Cruachan · 1.9 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Cruachan Reservoir is a reservoir in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lake in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.4112°, -5.1112°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cruachan Reservoir is a reservoir in Scotland. It is located to the north west of Loch Awe, in a corrie beneath Ben Cruachan. It is the upper reservoir for the Cruachan Power Station pumped-storage scheme. It was the filming location for Andor Episode 6, The Eye, standing in as an Imperial infrastructure project, containing a vault. It was created in the 1960s, and is contained by a dam 316 metres (1,037 ft) long. The reservoir has a catchment area of 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi), and is capable of holding seven Gigawatt hours of energy. The water level in the reservoir can fluctuate by as much as 10 metres (33 ft) a day due to the operation of the power station.
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- Coordinates
- 56.4112, -5.1112
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA33 1AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Nearest railway station
- Falls of Cruachan — 1.9 km
- Official site
- www.spenergywholesale.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5189750 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cruachan Reservoir (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cruachan Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 171791.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cruachan Reservoir?
- Cruachan Reservoir is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.4112°, -5.1112°. The nearest railway station is Falls of Cruachan, around 1.9 km away.