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Allt na Lairige Dam (Burn of the Pass), is a pre-stressed concrete dam[1] in Argyll and Bute, Scotland at grid reference NN25251745. It creates an impounding reservoir which serves the Glen Fyne hydroelectric scheme.

Allt na Lairige Reservoir
Allt na Lairige Reservoir
Location	Glen Fyne, Scotland
Coordinates	56.3184°N 4.8210°W / 56.3184; -4.8210
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom
Surface area	332,555 m2 (3,579,590 sq ft)
Max. depth	unknown
Surface elevation	294 m (965 ft)

The dam was designed by William George Nicholson Geddes, as directed by James Arthur Banks of Babtie, Shaw and Morton of Glasgow.[2] Construction was carried out by Marples Ridgway. It was completed in 1956 and has a height of 22 metres.

See also

• List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom

References

Sources

• "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register"

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