[2] The surface level of Loch Morar is 46 feet (14 m) above Ordnance datum (AOD), and the river descends through this height to reach the sea at the Sound of Sleet.

[3] At the top end of the river, there are a series of jetties on the right bank, which provide moorings for boats using the loch.

The power station discharges its water back into the river below the main part of the falls, and a fish ladder allows salmon and trout to negotiate the rise to reach Loch Morar.

[9] Below the road bridge, the river channel is flanked by white sandy beaches at low tide, known as the Silver Sands of Morar.

[10] The River Morar forms the boundary between the parishes of Glenelg, to the north, and Arisaig and Moidart, to the south.

Profits made by selling bulk electricity to the Scottish lowlands would be used to fund "the economic development and social improvement of the North of Scotland."

Edward MacColl, an engineer with wide experience of hydro-electric projects and electrical distribution networks, was deputy chairman and chief executive.

[21] To mark the start of the smaller projects, pole raising ceremonies were held in May 1946 at Morar and at Nostie Bridge, where the Lochalsh station would be built.

[22] Both Tom Johnston and Edward MacColl were present, with Lady Hermione Cameron of Locheil assisting with the ceremony.

[29] At Morar a local crofter called Mrs Catherine MacKenzie inaugurated the station, by operating a wheel to let water into the turbines.

[31] The small change in level represents a significant increase in the volume of water stored, as the loch covers 10.36 square miles (26.83 km2).

A fish ladder was constructed around the dam to ensure that trout and salmon could still reach Loch Morar.