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Lussa Dam
Dam (20th Century), Pillar(S) (Period Unassigned), Valve Tower (20th Century)
Site Name Lussa Dam
Classification Dam (20th Century), Pillar(S) (Period Unassigned), Valve Tower (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Glen Lussa Hydroelectric Power Scheme
Canmore ID 313078
Site Number NR72NW 45
NGR NR 70861 28678
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/313078
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Campbeltown
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Field Visit (2010)
Lussa dam provides storage and flow regulation for Lussa Power Station (see separate item). The dam raised the level of two pre-existing lochs to create a single large storage loch. The dam also includes a tunnel intake gatehouse which is located immediately adjacent to the upstream side of the dam and accessed by a concrete walkway. This houses the control gates which allow the isolation and regulation of water flow into the tunnel through to Lussa Power Station. This dam is of relatively standard type, with a curved central buttressed section incorporating a fixed spillway. The dam is of relatively small scale and does not make a significant landscape contribution. PL Payne, 1988, 5; E Wood, 2002, 38; J Miller, 2002.
