Auchengaich Reservoir

National grid reference NS27609150

Auchengaich Reservoir
Location Glen Fruin, Scotland
Coordinates 56°05′10″N 4°46′14″W / 56.0860°N 4.7705°W / 56.0860; -4.7705Coordinates: 56°05′10″N 4°46′14″W / 56.0860°N 4.7705°W / 56.0860; -4.7705
Type Reservoir
Primary outflows Auchengaich Burn
Basin countries Scotland, United Kingdom
Surface area 34000 sq. metres
Surface elevation 244 metres

Auchengaich Reservoir was created in 1942 through the construction of an earthfill dam built by the military to supply water to Helensburgh and the Gareloch during World War II. [1]

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