THE BANKS OF LOCH LOMOND, Perthshire, Scotland, will soon be enriched by about £500,000 every year. That is the rough value of the 120,000,000 units of electricity which will be produced by the Loch Sloy hydro-electric scheme, on which 2000 men are-working The photograph shows the massive dam at the end of Loch Sloy. The final level will be that of the control tower in the centre. On top of this, a house will be built for the superintendent. A 10-foot road will go across the top of the structure. Loch Sloy is situated 788 feet above sea level, in a district which has more than 100 inches of rain a year. The dam will allow about 500,000 gallons to pour through the power station every day.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 September 1949, Page 5
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127THE BANKS OF LOCH LOMOND, Perthshire, Scotland, will soon be enriched by about £500,000 every year. That is the rough value of the 120,000,000 units of electricity which will be produced by the Loch Sloy hydro-electric scheme, on which 2000 men are-working The photograph shows the massive dam at the end of Loch Sloy. The final level will be that of the control tower in the centre. On top of this, a house will be built for the superintendent. A 10-foot road will go across the top of the structure. Loch Sloy is situated 788 feet above sea level, in a district which has more than 100 inches of rain a year. The dam will allow about 500,000 gallons to pour through the power station every day. Greymouth Evening Star, 20 September 1949, Page 5
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