Asgog Loch

Asgog Loch
Asgog Castle and Loch.
Asgog Loch
Location	Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Coordinates	55°53′03″N 5°16′57″W / 55.884162°N 5.2824952°W / 55.884162; -5.2824952Coordinates: 55°53′03″N 5°16′57″W / 55.884162°N 5.2824952°W / 55.884162; -5.2824952, grid reference NR94807054
Type	Freshwater Loch and Reservoir.
Basin countries	Scotland, United Kingdom.
Max. length	2,285 feet (696 m)
Max. width	1,235 feet (376 m)
Surface area	250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft)
Water volume	450,000 m3 (360 acre⋅ft)

Asgog Loch; is a natural freshwater loch, situated about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Tighnabruaich, on the Cowal peninsula within Argyll and Bute, Scotland, which was dammed to create an impounding reservoir for the supply of freshwater to the Low Mills of the nearby gunpowder mills at Millhouse (The Kames Powder Works).^[1]

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"

External links[]

• Map sources for Asgog Loch

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