Lindowan Reservoir

National grid reference NS24058147

Lindowan Reservoir
Location Kilcreggan, Scotland
Coordinates 55°59′38″N 4°49′22″W / 55.9939°N 4.8227°W / 55.9939; -4.8227Coordinates: 55°59′38″N 4°49′22″W / 55.9939°N 4.8227°W / 55.9939; -4.8227
Type Reservoir
Basin countries Scotland, United Kingdom
Surface area 44,000 sq. metres
Water volume 44,000 cubic metres
Surface elevation 142 metres

Lindowan Reservoir is of the impounding variety, located 1 kilometre north of Kilcreggan. It used to be the main source of water for a nearby threshing mill.[1] The earthfill dam is 3 metres high, and was constructed before 1850.

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