Loch Sloy

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Loch Sloy is a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands, known for its hydroelectric dam and scenic setting near the Arrochar Alps within the Loch Lomond area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater loch
associatedWithClan Clan MacFarlane NERFINISHED
basinCountry United Kingdom
catchmentArea Arrochar Alps region NERFINISHED
connectedTo Sloy Power Station by tunnel
constructionStartOfDam 1945
country Scotland
damCommissioned 1950
elevation approximately 277 metres above sea level
gridConnection Scottish national grid NERFINISHED
hasAccessFrom A82 road NERFINISHED
Inveruglas visitor centre NERFINISHED
hasBattleCry Loch Sloy NERFINISHED
hasDamType concrete gravity dam
hasGaelicNameMeaning Loch of the host
hasHydroelectricDam Sloy Dam NERFINISHED
hasNearbyMountain Ben Ime NERFINISHED
Ben Narnain NERFINISHED
Ben Vane NERFINISHED
Ben Vorlich NERFINISHED
hasRecreationalActivity fishing
hillwalking
mountaineering
hasSpillway Sloy Dam spillway
hasStructure Sloy Power Station NERFINISHED
knownFor hydroelectric scheme
proximity to Arrochar Alps
scenic mountain setting
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Scottish Highlands
locatedNear Arrochar Alps NERFINISHED
Loch Lomond NERFINISHED
locatedOn west side of Ben Vorlich
locatedWithin Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park NERFINISHED
managedBy SSE Renewables NERFINISHED
nearSettlement Arrochar NERFINISHED
Inveruglas NERFINISHED
outflow Inveruglas Water NERFINISHED
partOf Loch Lomond catchment area
powerStationLocation Inveruglas on Loch Lomond NERFINISHED
powerStationType hydroelectric power station
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
public water supply
recreation
waterType freshwater

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