NN1619 : Lower Shira Dam

near to Lochan Sròn Mòr [water Feature], Argyll And Bute, Great Britain

Lower Shira Dam
Lower Shira Dam
Completed in 1956, impounds Lochan Sron Mor acting as headpond for a tunnel stretching 4 miles under Clachan Hill to Clachan Power Station. The gatehouse for the tunnel is the structure in the upper middle of the photo. Compensation water is discharged to maintain flow in the River Shira below this dam.
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2006
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Paul Hookway   (find more nearby)
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Geograph (First for NN1619)
Date Taken
Monday, 14 August, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 14 November, 2006
Category
Hydroelectric works   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NN 163 192 [100m precision]
WGS84: 56:19.7668N 4:58.3662W
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