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Loch Dubh, Dam
Dam (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Loch Dubh, Dam
Classification Dam (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Loch Dubh Hydroelectric Power Scheme; Loch Beinn' Deirg
Canmore ID 173693
Site Number NH19NE 24
NGR NH 15028 99543
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/173693
- Council Highland
- Parish Lochbroom
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
Field Visit (2010)
This is one of three dams associated with Loch Dubh which provides storage and flow regulation for the powerhouse. This is the furthest upstream of the dams and provides flow regulation and storage capacity for the scheme as a whole. The dam is of concrete gravity type with a flared downstream profile and fixed spillways. The base of the spillway is concrete lined to minimise erosion. This is a small scale item of predominantly standard typology. PL Payne, 1988, 5; E Wood, 2002, 38; J Miller, 2002.
