Warning Notice at the Weir on the River Tummel in Kinloch Rannoch. Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
Rannoch weir controls water flowing from Loch Rannoch to Dunalastair reservoir. A weir is simply a low dam designed to provide enough upstream depth while allowing water to flow over it. Engineers can adjust the weir’s height as required. The Tummel hydro-electric power scheme for the generation of hydro-electric power is located in the Grampian Mountains, between Loch Ericht, Loch Rannoch and Loch Tummel, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The scheme was conceived by the Edinburgh architects Tarbolton & Ochterlony. Following Matthew Ochterlony's death in 1946 the scheme was progressed alone by Harold Tarbolton, works beginning in 1947. Tarbolton died before the project was completed. Kinloch Rannoch (Ceann Loch Raineach) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the eastern end of Loch Rannoch, 18 miles (29 km) west of Pitlochry, on the banks of the River Tummel. The village is a tourist and outdoor pursuits centre. It has a small population and is fairly remote. The name of the village Kinloch or rather Ceann Loch means 'end' of the loch. It could be used for either end, but is usually used for the end the water flows out of in a fresh water loch such as this, in contrast to a sea loch where it would obviously have to be where the brine hits the land.
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Location: Kinloch Rannoch. Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe.
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