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Auchengaich Reservoir

Coordinates: 56°05′10″N 4°46′14″W / 56.0860°N 4.7705°W / 56.0860; -4.7705
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National grid reference NS27609150

Auchengaich Reservoir
LocationGlen Fruin, Scotland
Coordinates56°05′10″N 4°46′14″W / 56.0860°N 4.7705°W / 56.0860; -4.7705
TypeReservoir
Primary outflowsAuchengaich Burn
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Surface area34000 sq. metres
Surface elevation244 metres

Auchengaich Reservoir was created in 1942 through the construction of an earthfill dam built by the military to supply water to Helensburgh and the Gareloch during World War II. [1]

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