▁Glen ▁Is la , ▁approximately ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁town ▁of ▁Kir ri emu ir ▁in ▁Ang us , ▁Scotland . ▁The ▁small ▁village ▁of ▁Br id g end ▁of ▁Lin tr ath en ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁lo ch , ▁which ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Scottish ▁Water ▁and ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁water ▁supply ▁res er voir ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁wild life ▁site . ▁The ▁lo ch ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁main ▁water ▁supply ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁D und ee ▁and ▁Ang us ▁since ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁The ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁L och ▁of ▁Lin tr ath en ▁fe eds ▁down ▁from ▁Back water ▁Res er voir ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁ex its ▁it ▁via ▁sl u ices ▁at ▁Br id g end ▁of ▁Lin tr ath en , ▁flow ing ▁south ward ▁past ▁Lin tr ath en ▁Mill ▁in ▁the ▁‘ M el g am ▁Water ’ , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁confl u ence ▁with ▁the ▁River ▁Is la ▁ ▁farther ▁south ▁at ▁Air lie ▁Castle . ▁The ▁lo ch ▁has ▁a ▁surface ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁its ▁dam ▁is ▁an ▁earth works ▁dam . ▁ ▁L och ▁of ▁Lin tr ath en ▁is ▁a ▁mid - alt itude ▁o lig ot roph ic - mes ot roph ic ▁lo ch , ▁which ▁supports ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁birds . ▁There ▁are ▁intern ation ally ▁important ▁numbers ▁of ▁gre yl ag ▁ge ese , ▁with ▁ 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁I cel and ▁population ▁over -