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Oude Dam
Dam (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Oude Dam
Classification Dam (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Oude Headpond; Kilmelfort Hydroelectric Power Scheme
Canmore ID 257258
Site Number NM81NW 8
NGR NM 84622 15659
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/257258
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilninver And Kilmelford
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Sites relating to the Kilmelfort Project for the North of Scotland Hydro-electric Board:
NM81SW 24.00 NM 84056 14441 Kilmelfort hydro-electric power station
NM81SW 24.01 NM 84179 14523 Kilmelfort hydro-electric power station, site attendant's cottage
NM81SW 24.02 NM 8372 1384 Kilmelfort hydro-electric power station, proposed site attendant's cottage
NM81SW 24.03 NM 84062 14415 Kilmelfort hydro-electric power station, bridge
NM81NW 8.00 NM 84622 15659 Oude Dam
NM81NW 8.01 NM 84620 15662 Oude Dam, sluice
NM81NW 8.02 NM 8463 1558 Oude Dam, proposed lay-by
NM81NE 10.00 NM 8825 1648 Loch Tralaig, general
NM81NE 10.01 NM 87072 16903 Loch Tralaig, Dam
NM81NE 11 NM 8602 1522 Loch Cheallair, general
NM91NW 14 NM9266 1706 Loch na Sreinge, general
Field Visit (2010)
Oude dam is the lower of two dams which supply Kilmelford power station (see separate item). Oude receives water from Tralaig (see separate item) via the natural stream bed. Oude dam provides storage capacity and regulates the flow of water into the power station. The dam is of mass gravity type and is situated in a narrow gorge. It has a fixed spillway with the pedestrian walkway oversailing. A tunnel intake gatehouse is located immediately upstream of the dam containing the gates to control the flow of water into the tunnel through to the power station. This is a relatively small dam with a limited landscape contribution. Some additional interest is gained from the tight setting within a steep gorge. PL Payne, 1988, 5; E Wood, 2002, 38; J Miller, 2002.
