Cam Loch
| Cam Loch | |
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  Cam Loch | |
| Location | North Knapdale, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 56°01′59″N 5°29′45″W / 56.0330°N 5.4958°W grid reference NR82308780 |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Basin countries | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Surface area | 284,960 m2 (3,067,300 sq ft) |
| Water volume | 1,068,000 m3 (866 acre⋅ft) |
Cam Loch (the Crooked Loch) is one of a number of water supply sources for the Crinan Canal. The impounding reservoir lies to the south of the canal and about 3 kilometres west of Lochgilphead. It has an earthwork dam 8.5 metres high, with records showing that construction was before 1860.
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