Dhu Loch (also known as "Loch Dhu") is an impounding
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
, located 1 kilometre directly west of the much larger
Loch Fad
Loch Fad is a freshwater loch on the Isle of Bute in Scotland.
Its name means "long loch" in Scottish Gaelic. It lies on the Highland Boundary Fault.
Its surface area is , fairly large for a freshwater loch on an island in Scotland.
It is the ...
and 5 kilometres south west of
Rothesay
Rothesay ( ; gd, Baile Bhòid ) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay, which offers an onward rail ...
. The loch is part of the water supply system for the town. The earthen dam is 8.1 metres high and was completed in 1905.
See also
*
List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
This is a list of dams and reservoirs in the United Kingdom.
England Buckinghamshire
* Foxcote Reservoir, north of Buckingham
*Weston Turville Reservoir, between Weston Turville and Wendover
Cambridgeshire
*Grafham Water
Cheshire
* Bollinhurs ...
Sources
"Argyll and Bute Council Reservoirs Act 1975 Public Register"
Reservoirs in Argyll and Bute
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