Loch Sloy Hydro-Electric Scheme
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The Loch Sloy Hydro-Electric Scheme is a hydro-electric facility situated between Loch Sloy and Inveruglas on the west bank of Loch Lomond in Scotland.
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Sloy Dam | |
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Country | Scotland |
Location | Argyll and Bute |
Coordinates | 56.2615°N 4.7636°W / 56.2615; -4.7636 |
Purpose | Power |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1945 |
Opening date | 1950 |
Owner(s) | SSE |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | buttressed |
Impounds | Inveruglas Water |
Height | 56 m |
Length | 357 m |
Spillways | 1 |
Spillway type | fixed |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Loch Sloy |
Total capacity | 36 million cubic metres |
Sloy Power Station | |
Coordinates | 56°15′04″N 4°42′42″W |
Commission date | 1950 |
Installed capacity | 152.5 MW |
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