Loch Tarsan
| Loch Tarsan | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Glen Lean, Cowal, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°00′13″N 5°05′46″W / 56.0037°N 5.0962°WCoordinates: 56°00′13″N 5°05′46″W / 56.0037°N 5.0962°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Corrachaive Glen |
| Primary outflows | Glentarsan Burn |
| Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Surface area | 1100000 sq. metres |
| Water volume | 12500000 cubic metres |
| Surface elevation | 121 metres |
Loch Tarsan is an impounding reservoir located 13 kilometres north west of Dunoon and is a three-armed reservoir extending into both Glen Tarsan and Glen Lean. It supplies water to the Striven Hydro-Electric Scheme (also known as the Cowal Hydro-Electric Power Scheme). The larger of the two dams is 17.6 metres high and was completed in 1953.
See also
- List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
Sources
- "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register"
- Scottish Places - Cowal Hydro-Electric Power Scheme