Cruachan Reservoir
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LocationLoch Awe, Scotland
Coordinates56°24′40″N 5°06′40″W / 56.4112°N 5.1112°W
BasincountriesScotland, United Kingdom
| Cruachan Reservoir | |
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  Cruachan Reservoir | |
| Location | Loch Awe, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°24′40″N 5°06′40″W / 56.4112°N 5.1112°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Water volume | 10 million cubic metres (8,100 acre⋅ft)[1] |
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]
