Cam Loch (the Crooked Loch) is one of a number of water supply sources for the Crinan Canal. The impounding reservoir lies to the south of the canal and about 3 kilometres west of Lochgilphead. It has an earthwork dam 8.5 metres high, with records showing that construction was before 1860.
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Location | North Knapdale, Scotland |
Coordinates | 56.0330°N 5.4958°W / 56.0330; -5.4958 grid reference NR82308780 |
Type | Reservoir |
Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
Surface area | 284,960 m2 (3,067,300 sq ft) |
Water volume | 1,068,000 m3 (866 acre⋅ft) |
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