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Feorlin

Feorlin is an impounding reservoir located 2 kilometres west of Minard. The loch is part of the Lochgair Hydroelectric Scheme. The rockfill dam is 4.19 metres high and was completed in 1964. When not diverted for hydroelectric purposes, the loch feeds a tributary of the River Add.

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Feorlin
LocationMinard, Scotland
Coordinates56°07′30″N 5°17′20″W / 56.1249°N 5.2888°W / 56.1249; -5.2888
grid reference NR95389707
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Surface area
63,794 m2 (686,670 sq ft)
Surface elevation
159 m (522 ft)

Feorlin is an impounding reservoir located 2 kilometres west of Minard. The loch is part of the Lochgair Hydroelectric Scheme. The rockfill dam is 4.19 metres high and was completed in 1964. When not diverted for hydroelectric purposes, the loch feeds a tributary of the River Add.

Loch Feorlin feeds Loch Glashan when diverted but when not diverted the floodwater or water drains into Abhainn Bheag An Tunns and the River Add

Loch Feorlin

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