Bishop's Glen Reservoir

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Bishop's Glen Reservoir
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Bishop's Glen Reservoir
Location Dunoon, Scotland
Coordinates 55°56′53″N4°56′55″W / 55.9480°N 4.9487°W / 55.9480; -4.9487 grid reference NS16087669
Type Reservoir
Primary inflows Balgaidh Burn
Primary outflows Balgaidh Burn
Catchment area Cowal
Basin  countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Surface area190,000 m2 (2,000,000 sq ft)
Water volume252,000 m3 (204 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation78 m (256 ft)
Islands 0

Bishop's Glen Reservoir, also known as Dunoon Reservoir, used to be the source for drinking water for the town of Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, a function now satisfied via Loch Eck. Records show that this impounding reservoir was created before 1880. The Balgaidh Burn is the main inflow and outflow.

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The angling of the Bishop's Glen Reservoir is managed by the Dunoon and District Angling Club. [1]

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References

  1. "…Dunoon Reservoir". 19 March 2015.

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