Glasgow Corporation Waterworks, Aqueduct, Loch Arklet, Dam
Dam (Early 20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow Corporation Waterworks, Aqueduct, Loch Arklet, Dam
Classification Dam (Early 20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Arklet Reservoir
Canmore ID 166771
Site Number NN30NE 11.01
NGR NN 35610 09400
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/166771
- Council Stirling
- Parish Buchanan
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
NN30NE 11.01 35610 09400
Location formerly cited as NN 3561 0940.
Loch Katrine scheme, Loch Arklet Dam (Muylle Id =5): Loch Arklet Dam was built 1909-1914. This concrete dam is 320.04m (350 imperial yards) in length and is faced with Annan freestone. The dam is 10.67m (35ft) in height and 3.35m (11ft) in depth at the top. There are two valve houses that regulate and ensure that the amount of water passing over the dam is at least the amount of water specified by the Act of Parliament authorizing the construction of this dam. This is known as the compensation supply.
Information from Jelle Muylle, engineer carrying out a survey of aqueducts and related structures of the Glasgow
Corporation Loch Katrine Waterworks Scheme, 2006.
Project (2007)
This project was undertaken to input site information listed in 'Civil engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' by R Paxton and J Shipway, 2007.
