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and converted into an impounding reservoir containing 

 347,000,000 gallons of water. The catchment area, 2680 

 acres in extent, is held by the Corporation as a freehold, 

 and comprises : 



Above 1500 feet elevation .... 17 acres. 



Between 1000 and 1500 feet .... 1036 ,, 

 Below 1000 feet 1627 „ 



Total . 2680 acres. 



The area, which is uninhabited and of a peaty nature, is 

 grazed by sheep, there being no arable land or plantations. 

 The water from Loch Finlas, which is very soft and slightly 

 brownish from a peaty stain, is conveyed to Knockjarder 

 reservoir, where it is mixed with the Milton and Grange 

 spring water, the mixture obtained being passed through 

 filter beds. No scheme of planting the Loch Einlas catch- 

 ment area has been proposed. See description of Ayr 

 water supply by John Young, C.E., in Proc. Inc. Assoc. 

 Municipal and Cou7ity Engineers, yo\. 32, pp. 82-93 (1906). 



Girvan obtains its water supply from Pinmacher Burn, 

 3 miles to the south-east of the town. The catchment 

 area consists of 200 acres of hill pasture at 500 to 800 

 feet elevation. The Town Council own only the site of the 

 reservoir. 



Troon, Prestwick, and the Ayrshire Special Water District, 



which includes many mining villages, are supplied with 

 water from Loch Bradan in the southern highlands of Ayr- 

 shire. Loch Bradan was raised a height of 8 feet by a 

 dam built across the valley, thus making it and the ad- 

 joining Loch Lure one continuous sheet of water, 166 acres 

 in extent and 986 feet above sea - level. There are five 

 other small lakes on the watershed : Lochs Dhu, Breckbowie, 

 Skelloch, Cornish, and Girvan Eye. The catchment area, 

 3650 acres in extent, is clean hill pasture, absolutely free 

 from human habitation. The Troon Town Council own 

 only the land covered by Lochs Bradan and Lure, which 

 are fenced in. The Loch Bradan area adjoins the Loch 



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