Feorlin

Feorlin
Feorlin Location within Argyll and Bute
Location	Minard, Scotland
Coordinates	56.1249°N 5.2888°W / 56.1249; -5.2888 grid reference NR95389707
Type	Reservoir
Basin countries	Scotland, 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

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in United Kingdom

Sources

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