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Field Visit
Date 2010
Event ID 881999
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/881999
Loch Loyne provides a secondary catchment for the northern section of the Greta Glen scheme, feeding water via a tunnel to Cluanie Dam (see separate item). The dam is of relatively low profile with a fixed spillway and dispersal valve. An internal gallery gives access to the valve-house when the dam is on spill or dispersal valve is open. The valve-house also houses a compensation set with the tailrace providing water to the river. The comp set is deeply recessed to maximise the available head in what is otherwise a relatively shallow dam. The dam is of a relatively small scale and of predominantly standard design. PL Payne, 1988, 5; E Wood, 2002, 38; J Miller, 2002.
