Knockruan Loch

Knockruan Loch is a reservoir of the impounding variety, located 2.5 kilometres north of Campbeltown, Scotland, and is one of three lochs supplying water to the town.[1] The earthfill dam is 1.82 metres high and was completed in 1931.

Knockruan Loch
LocationCampbeltown, Scotland
Coordinates55.4456°N 5.5870°W / 55.4456; -5.5870
grid reference NR73402267
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Surface area51,970 m2 (559,400 sq ft)
Water volume104,000 m3 (84 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation117 m (384 ft)

See also

  • List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom

Sources

  1. "Knockruan Loch". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2019.



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