Loch Quoich

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

Loch Quoich
Looking south west to Sgurr Mòr in the distance
LocationLochaber, Scotland
Coordinates57°04′N 5°17′W
Typereservoir, loch
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom

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.

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See also

  • List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
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