Loch A' Chaorainn

National grid reference NR77787535

Loch A' Chaorainn
Location South Knapdale, Scotland
Coordinates 55°55′09″N 5°33′30″W / 55.9193°N 5.5582°W / 55.9193; -5.5582Coordinates: 55°55′09″N 5°33′30″W / 55.9193°N 5.5582°W / 55.9193; -5.5582
Type Reservoir
Basin countries Scotland, United Kingdom
Surface area 123,200 sq. metres
Water volume 305,000 cubic metres
Surface elevation 155 metres

Loch A' Chaorainn (Loch of the Rowan) is an impounding reservoir which lies 9 kilometres north west of Tarbert. The concrete dam is 8.2 metres high and was completed in 1995.

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