Loch Sloy dam

E643706

Loch Sloy dam is a hydroelectric dam near Loch Lomond in Scotland, known as a key landmark and access point for hillwalkers ascending the nearby mountain Ben Vorlich.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Loch Sloy dam canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hydroelectric dam
catchmentArea Arrochar Alps
category Dams in Scotland
Hydroelectric power stations in Scotland
connectedTo Sloy Power Station
constructionBegan 1945
country Scotland
damType concrete gravity dam
electricityGridConnection Scottish transmission network
gridReference NN 295 098
hasAccessTrack track from Inveruglas
hasPowerStation Sloy Power Station
hasSpillway yes
hasTurbineType Francis turbines (at Sloy Power Station)
height approximately 56 metres
inServiceSince 1950
isAccessPointFor Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond) ascent
hillwalking
isLandmarkFor hillwalkers
length approximately 357 metres
locatedIn Argyll and Bute
locatedInNationalPark Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
locatedNear Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond)
Loch Lomond
locatedOn west side of Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond)
locatedOnWatercourse Inveruglas Water
nearbyMountainRange Arrochar Alps
nearbyPeak Ben Ime
Ben Vane
Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond)
nearbyRoad A82 road
nearbySettlement Inveruglas
notableFor popular starting point for Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond) route
role in Scottish hydroelectric development
operatedBy SSE Renewables
ownedBy SSE Renewables
partOf Loch Sloy hydroelectric scheme
powerStationLocation Inveruglas
purpose hydroelectric power generation
region Southern Highlands
reservoirName Loch Sloy
usedBy maintenance vehicles
walkers and cyclists
usedFor electricity generation
public water supply support
recreation access point
watercourse Loch Sloy

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.