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Lindowan Reservoir

Coordinates: 55°59′38″N 4°49′22″W / 55.9939°N 4.8227°W / 55.9939; -4.8227
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Lindowan Reservoir
Lindowan Reservoir is located in Argyll and Bute
Lindowan Reservoir
Lindowan Reservoir
LocationKilcreggan, Scotland
Coordinates55°59′38″N 4°49′22″W / 55.9939°N 4.8227°W / 55.9939; -4.8227
grid reference NS24058147
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Surface area44,000 m2 (470,000 sq ft)
Water volume44,000 m3 (36 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation142 m (466 ft)

Lindowan Reservoir is of the impounding variety, located 1 kilometre north of Kilcreggan. It used to be the main source of water for a nearby threshing mill.[1] The earthfill dam is 3 metres high, and was constructed before 1850.

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