Loch Quoich
Looking south west to Sgurr Mòr in the distance
Loch Quoich is located in Highland
Loch Quoich
Loch Quoich
LocationLochaber, Scotland
Coordinates57°04′N 5°17′W / 57.067°N 5.283°W / 57.067; -5.283
Typereservoir, loch
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom

Loch Quoich (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Chuaich) is a loch and reservoir situated west of Loch Garry approximately 40 km northwest of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The name means "loch of the quaich". In 1896, it was listed as six miles long and three-quarters of a mile in width, belonging to Mrs. Ellice of Glenquoich, within the parish of Kilmonivaig.[1]

Both lochs form part of the Glen Garry hydroelectricity project commissioned by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board in the 1950s.[2]

The scheme was completed in 1962.

Geology

The Loch Quoich Line is a fault line extending for over 60 kilometres within the Moine Thrust Belt.[3] In 1980, the mineral johnsomervilleite, a transition-metal phosphate mineral, was first discovered in the Loch Quoich area.[4]

On 10 November 2018, a landslide at Loch Quoich near Kinloch Hourn destroyed a pylon and knocked out power for 20,000 homes; telephones service was also interrupted.[5] The landslide, which dislocated 9,000 tonnes, blocked road access until mid-2019.[6]

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References

  1. ^ The Fishing Gazette: Devoted to Angling, River, Lake, and Sea Fishing, and Fish Culture. Charles William Bradley & Company. 1896. p. 333.
  2. ^ "Loch Quoich Dam | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ Roberts, A. M.; Harris, A. L. (November 1983). "The Loch Quoich Line—a limit of early Palaeozoic crustal reworking in the Moine of the Northern Highlands of Scotland". Journal of the Geological Society. 140 (6): 883–892. Bibcode:1983JGSoc.140..883R. doi:10.1144/gsjgs.140.6.0883. ISSN 0016-7649. S2CID 128852995.
  4. ^ Livingstone, A. (September 1980). "Johnsomervilleite, a new transition-metal phosphate mineral from the Loch Quoich area, Scotland". Mineralogical Magazine. 43 (331): 833–836. Bibcode:1980MinM...43..833L. doi:10.1180/minmag.1980.043.331.01. ISSN 0026-461X. S2CID 53689649.
  5. ^ Kempe, Nick (2 November 2021). "On landslides and their impact - lessons from Loch Quoich for the A83 and SSE's green credentials". parkswatchscotland. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. ^ Petley, Dave (18 December 2018). "Loch Quoich landslide: an interesting and disruptive failure in the Highlands of Scotland". The Landslide Blog. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

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