Craigmaddie Reservoir General view showing gauge basin
SC 494298
Description Craigmaddie Reservoir General view showing gauge basin
Date 1976
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 494298
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Gauge basin, Craigmaddie Reservoir, Milngavie, Dunbartonshire The Craigmaddie Reservoir was built in connection with the extension of gravity water supply from Loch Katrine to Glasgow in 1888 1896 This is the point where the water from Loch Katrine enters the reservoir. This view shows the end of the aqueduct which brings the water from Loch Katrine, under the pediment. The basins are used to gauge the flow of water into the reservoir, and to collect any silt accompanying the water. The expansion of the Loch Katrine scheme was necessitated in part by the increase in the population of the urban area, but also by the introduction of water-borne sewage disposal, as more hygienic than dry closets. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H76/184/10
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