Blackwater Reservoir by sossy
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Description
Scotland, Argyll, Glencoe
A little bit higher you can see the Blackwater Reservoir. It is a reservoir created behind a dam in the mountains above Kinlochleven, Lochaber. At over 914 m long, the dam is the longest in the Highlands.
The hydroelectric scheme was constructed in the early 1900s for the British Aluminium Company.
A number of workers lost their lives constructing the dam; their graves, which are marked by concrete markers, are close to the dam.
The dam, at 27 m high, was built at an elevation of over 305m in rugged and almost inaccessible terrain, and involved the construction of some 6 km of concrete aqueduct and nearly 13 km of steel pipe in total.
Have wonderful saturday and thanks for your visit! ;o)
Comments (19)
Jean_C
Wonderful view on the reservoir beyond the hill, superb landscape, excellent photograph, Rita, and thanks for the infos! Have a superb week-end too!
rainbows
A wonderful capture, Miss Rita Sterling work. Hugs. Di. xx
bodo_56
Das hat was von einem Gemälde, wunderschönes Licht hast du da eingefangen!
Cyve
Marvelous place and fantastic POV. Fantastic capture once again
Leije
Interesting infos and superb view on this large reservoir, excellent capture, Rita !
jayfar
A wonderful terrain shot again and interesting info.
GARAGELAND
I can almost taste the Whisky !!!!! Fantastic shot.
GOLDILOCKSUK
So beautiful and remote a lovely shot! Cathy xoxoxox
choronr
A nice shot; and, enjoyed your explanation of the dam.
Djavad
La ballade du regard est fantastique,
VDH
Great view, interesting shot!
Flint_Hawk
Fascinating place!
DreamersWish
Gorgeous piece. I love the lighting and colors. Thanks for letting us see this part of the world.
ichtvan
Beautiful shot !!!
X-PaX
Very nice capture Rita.
sharky_
The rocky terrain makes it difficult to walk thru... Nice view.... Aloha
dragonmuse
Seems alien. Very interesting though.
dochtersions
What an excellent shot and landscape, and I just love that yellow-ochre, green colours, as the stones are great in the foreground.
danapommet
A wonderful photo, excellent depth and congratulations for this photo being selected for the LWITG!