Cruachan Dam

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Cruachan Dam
KintraScotland
LocationArgyll an Bute
Coordinates56°24′23″N 5°06′47″W / 56.4064°N 5.1131°W / 56.4064; -5.1131Coordinates: 56°24′23″N 5°06′47″W / 56.4064°N 5.1131°W / 56.4064; -5.1131
StatusOperational
Construction began1959[1]
Commission date15 October 1965
Awner(s)Scottish Power
Pumped-storage pouer station
Upper reservoirCruachan Reservoir
Upper res. capacity10,000,000 m3 (13,000,000 cu yd)[2]
Penstocks19 km (12 mi)
Lawer reservoirLoch Awe
Hydraulic heid396 m (1,299 ft)
Pump-generators4
Pouer generation
Nameplate capacity440 MW
Annual generation705 GWh (in 2009)

The Cruachan Dam (kent as Ben Cruachan Dam, Cruachan Pouer Station or Ben Cruachan Pouer Station an aw) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric dam an pouer station in Argyll an Bute, Scotland.

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  1. "Cruachan: The Hollow Mountain: History". Visit Cruachan. Archived frae the original on 9 Februar 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. "Cruachan power station: site information" (PDF). Scottish Power. Retrieved 31 August 2012.