Loch Quoich

Loch Quoich

Looking south west to Sgurr Mòr in the distance
Location Lochaber, Scotland
Coordinates 57°04′N 5°17′W / 57.067°N 5.283°WCoordinates: 57°04′N 5°17′W / 57.067°N 5.283°W
Type reservoir, loch
Basin countries United Kingdom

Loch Quoich (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Chuaich) is a loch and reservoir situated west of Loch Garry approximately 40k m northwest of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The name means "loch of the cup/quaich".

Both lochs form part of the Glen Garry hydroelectricity project commissioned by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board in the 1950s.

The scheme was completed in 1962.

See also