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Cruachan Reservoir

Cruachan Reservoir is a reservoir in Scotland. It is located to the north west of Loch Awe, in a corrie beneath Ben Cruachan. It is the upper reservoir for the Cruachan Power Station pumped-storage scheme. It was the filming location for Andor Episode 6, The Eye,[2] standing in as an Imperial infrastructure project, containing a vault.

It was created in the 1960s, and is contained by a dam 316 metres (1,037 ft) long.[1][3]

The reservoir has a catchment area of 23 square kilometres (8.9 sq mi),[3] and is capable of holding seven Gigawatt hours of energy.[4] The water level in the reservoir can fluctuate by as much as 10 metres (33 ft) a day due to the operation of the power station.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cruachan Power Station: Site Information (2011)" (PDF). Scottish Power. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. ^ "When Star Wars took over a Scottish hydro scheme". BBC News. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Cruachan Power Station: Site Information (2010)" (PDF). Scottish Power. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. ^ Cruachan power station for FM3 (video). Youtube. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Cruachan Power Station Biodiversity Information" (PDF). Scottish Power. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.