Loch Ken
Reservoir (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Loch Ken
Classification Reservoir (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Loch Ken Reservoir; River Dee; Water Of Ken; Galloway Hydro-electric Scheme
Canmore ID 276465
Site Number NX76NW 107
NGR NX 722 670
NGR Description Centred NX 722 670
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Balmaghie
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX76NW 107 centred 722 670
Extends onto map sheets and NX76SW.
Loch Ken (Reservoir)
Top water level 45 metres above Newlyn datum [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1978.
For associated Glenlochar Barrage (NX 7322 6460), see NX76SW 40.
Catchment area: 360 sq miles (932 sq km)
Top water surface: 148ft (45m) OD
Surface area: 1000 acres (405 ha)
Drawdown: 4ft (1.2m)
Storage capacity: 2,000 million gallons (9092 million litres)
Anon. 1934 ['Galloway Water Power Scheme'].
This reservoir is of elongated but irregular form, and extends across parts of the parishes of Parton, Balmaghie and Crossmichael. It has been formed by the construction of Glenlochar Barrage (NX76SW 40) to dam the River Dee (also known as the Water of Ken), and forms a major element of Stage I of the Galloway Hydro-Electric Scheme.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 1 November 2005.
