Loch Quoich

Loch Quoich
Looking south west to Sgurr Mòr in the distance
Location Lochaber, Scotland
Coordinates 57°04′N 5°17′W / 57.067°N 5.283°W / 57.067; -5.283Coordinates: 57°04′N 5°17′W / 57.067°N 5.283°W / 57.067; -5.283
Type reservoir, loch
Basin countries United Kingdom

Loch Quoich (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Chuaich) is a loch and reservoir situated west of Loch Garry approximately 40 km 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 scheme was completed in 1962.

LochQuoich From Sgurr a' MhaoraichLoch Quoich From the roadside, looking westStag at Loch Quoich

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