Earlstoun Loch
Reservoir (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Earlstoun Loch
Classification Reservoir (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Earlstoun Works; Earlstoun Reservoir; Water Of Ken; Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme
Canmore ID 275894
Site Number NX68SW 28
NGR NX 612 830
NGR Description Centred NX 612 830
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dalry (Stewartry)
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX68SW 28.00 centred 612 830
NX68SW 28.01 NX 61376 82308 to NX 61490 82425 Dam
NX68SW 28.02 NX 61370 82311 to NX 61338 81948 Aqueduct; Dam ('Earlstoun canal')
For associated Earlstoun Power Station (NX 61410 81879), see NX68SW 147.
Earlstoun Loch (Reservoir)
Top water level 74 metres above Newlyn datum [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1982.
Catchment area: 193 sq miles (500 sq km)
Top water surface: 245ft (75m) OD
Surface area: 140 acres (57 ha)
Drawdown (daily maximum variation of level): c. 2ft (0.6m)
Anon. 1934 ['Galloway Water Power Scheme'].
This reservoir supplies water to Earlstoun Power Station (NX68SW 147). It forms a major element of stage II of the Galloway Hydro-Electric Scheme
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 25 October 2005.
