Kinlochleven hydroelectric scheme
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kinlochleven-hydroelectric-scheme-186-16376281
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Kinlochleven hydroelectric scheme
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The Kinlochleven hydroelectric scheme was built between 1905 and 1909 to supply power for an Aluminium smelter owned by British Aluminium. It was the second in Scotland after the 1896 Falls of Foyers scheme. The smelter and power house were constructed on the south bank of the River Leven in the village of Kinlochleven, in the south-west of the Scottish Highlands. The Blackwater Reservoir was formed by constructing a mass concrete gravity dam over ½ mile (800 m) across the Blackwater, the main t
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Hydroelectric scheme for aluminium smelter in Scottish Highlands
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinlochleven_hydroelectric_scheme
date created:
2024-05-18T16:26:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T03:29:28Z
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