Cruachan Power Station
The Cruachan Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK. The scheme can provide 440 MW of power and produced 705 GWh in 2009.
- Power station
- …is operated by Drax
- Description: pumped storage hydroelectric power station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland UK
- Established: October 15, 1965
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falls of Cruachan railway station and Falls of Cruachan Railway Viaduct.
Falls of Cruachan railway station
Falls of Cruachan railway station is a railway station…
Falls of Cruachan Railway Viaduct
Falls of Cruachan railway station is a railway station…
Cruachan Reservoir
Cruachan Reservoir is a reservoir in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardanaiseig and Lochawe.
Ardanaiseig
Ardanaiseig is a settlement on Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Cruachan Power Station
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Latitude
56.39382° or 56° 23′ 38″ north
Longitude
-5.11345° or 5° 6′ 48″ west
Open location code
9C8P9VVP+GJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Ukrainian—“Cruachan Power Station” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “תחנת קרואקן”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cruachan vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Ben Cruachan vannkraftverk”
- Scots: “Cruachan Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Круачан”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cruachan Power Station Visitor Centre and Tervine, dun site.
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