Tongland Loch
Reservoir (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Tongland Loch
Classification Reservoir (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Tongland Reservoir; River Dee; Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme
Canmore ID 276041
Site Number NX75NW 78
NGR NX 704 554
NGR Description Centred NX 704 554
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Tongland
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX75NW 78 centred 704 554
Extends onto map sheet NX75SW.
For 'fort' on Kennan's Isle, see NX75NW 7.
For (associated) Tongland Dam, see NX75SW 37.
For (associated) Tongland Power Station, see NX65SE 86.00.
For (associated) Tongland Tunnel (aqueduct), see NX75SW 43.
Tongland Loch [name centred NX 703 548]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1981.
Tongland Loch (Reservoir) [name at NX 707 560]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1983.
Catchment area: 396 sq miles (1026 sq km)
Top water surface: 120ft (36.6m) OD
Surface area: 50 acres (20.3 ha)
Drawdown (daily maximum variation of level): 10ft (3m)
Storage capacity: 190 million gallons (864 million litres)
Anon. 1934 ['Galloway Water Power Scheme'].
This reservoir forms a major component of the Galloway Hydro-Electric Scheme, being retained by the Tongland Dam (NX75SW 37). It has been formed by damming the River Dee, which forms the boundary between the parishes of Tongland and Kelton along most of its length. At ite S end, the reservoir forms the boundary between the parishes of Tongland and Kirkcudbright.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 17 October 2005.
