Loch Quoich
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| Location | Lochaber, Scotland |
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| Lake type | reservoir, loch |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Loch Quoich (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Chuaich) is a loch and reservoir situated west of Loch Garry approximately 40k m northwest of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The name means "loch of the cup/quaich".
Both lochs form part of the Glen Garry hydroelectricity project commissioned by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board in the 1950s.
The dam on Loch Quoich is the largest rockfill dam in Scotland at 320 m long and 38 m high. The scheme was completed in 1962.
