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Loch Lyon, Lubreoch, Perthshire.
| NGR: | NN 44515 41553 |
| WGS84: | 56.54018, -4.53026 |
| Length: | 4750 m |
| Vert. Range: | 20 m |
| Altitude: | 345 m |
| Geology: | Auchlyne Formation - semipelite / Carn Mairg Quartzite Formation / |
| Tags: | Rising, Tunnel, ManMade |
| Registry: | second |
Tunnel, Hydro-electric scheme.
Water from a surface pipeline aqueduct and an adjacent dammed pool enters a tunnel within bedrock along the Innisraineach Burn (within Glen Lyon at [NN 4595 3701]) & continues in a NNW direction until an outfall point along the S shore of Loch Lyon.
Alternate Names: Loch Lyon Tunnel
Notes: This water diversion tunnel is part of the Breadalbane Hydro Scheme (Killin Section).
Given length & VR approx. (straight line from inlet to outfall using Google Maps).
Hydrographic Feeds: Innisraineach Burn
Hydrographic Resurgences: Loch Lyon
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This entry was last updated: 2025-10-21 04:23:02
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