The loch runs south west to north east and is an impounding reservoir located to the west of Lochgilphead, Scotland. It is one of a number of lochs supplying water to the Crinan Canal. The earthen dam is 15 metres high. Records show the dam was constructed before 1860.

Gleann Loch
Gleann Loch is located in Argyll and Bute
Gleann Loch
Gleann Loch
LocationNorth Knapdale, Scotland
Coordinates56°02′18″N 5°30′18″W / 56.0384°N 5.5051°W / 56.0384; -5.5051
grid reference NR81768836
TypeReservoir
Basin countriesScotland, United Kingdom
Surface area121,000 m2 (1,300,000 sq ft)
Water volume495,000 m3 (401 acre⋅ft)
Surface elevation209 m (686 ft)

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