Cam Loch

56°01′59″N 5°29′45″W / 56.0330°N 5.4958°W / 56.0330; -5.4958
grid reference NR82308780TypeReservoirBasin countriesScotland, United KingdomSurface area284,960 m² (3,067,300 sq ft)Water volume1,068,000 m³ (866 acre⋅ft)

Cam Loch (the Crooked Loch) is one of a number of water supply sources for the Crinan Canal. The impounding reservoir lies to the south of the canal and about 3 kilometres west of Lochgilphead. It has an earthwork dam 8.5 metres high, with records showing that construction was before 1860.

See also

• List of lochs in Scotland
• List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom

Sources

• "Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register"