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Daily river flow records for the River Lochy (Mucomir Cut) at Gairlochy, Scotland

<p>Daily river flows of the River Lochy (Mucomir Cut) at Gairlochy.&nbsp; Approx grid reference NN183840</p> <p>Data collected by Capt. W. N. McClean via his organisation River Flow Records.</p> <p>Record spans the period 1935-10-01 to 1944-09-30 with no gaps.</p> <p>Units cubic feet per second.&nbsp; Based on a calibration developed from curret meter measurements applied to stage measurements taken once per day.</p> <p>We acknowledge the sponsorship of Scottish Hydro-Electric and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency in suporting the costs of creating digital time series.</p> <p>The catchment is in many respects natural, but Loch Lochy has the Caledonian Canal running through it, completed in 1822.</p> <p>Subsequent to McClean's colletion of these records, the flow of the River Lochy via the Mucomir Cut was harnessed by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board by the construction of the Mucomir Power Station, commissioned in 1962.</p> <p>At the time of writing (2024), the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) operate gauges in the Lochy system at Gairlochy and Camisky.</p>

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