Allt na Lairige

Allt na Lairige Dam (Burn of the Pass), is a pre-stressed concrete dam[1] in Argyll and Bute, Scotland at grid reference NN25251745. It creates an impounding reservoir which serves the Glen Fyne hydroelectric scheme.

Allt na Lairige Reservoir
Allt na Lairige Reservoir
LocationGlen Fyne, Scotland
Coordinates56.3184°N 4.8210°W / 56.3184; -4.8210
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area332,555 m2 (3,579,590 sq ft)
Max. depthunknown
Surface elevation294 m (965 ft)

The dam was designed by William George Nicholson Geddes, as directed by James Arthur Banks of Babtie, Shaw and Morton of Glasgow.[2] Construction was carried out by Marples Ridgway. It was completed in 1956 and has a height of 22 metres.

See also

  • List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom

References

  1. Turpin, Trevor (2007). Dam. Reaktion. p. 43. ISBN 978-1861893284.
  2. Engineering Timelines

Sources


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