Inniscarra Lake

Inniscarra Lake is located along the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland.[1] It is a man-made reservoir formed in the 1950s when Inniscarra Dam was constructed by the Electricity Supply Board.[2] Construction of the dam commenced in 1953, with its floodgates first closed in 1956 and the reservoir fully formed by late 1957.[2]

Inniscarra Lake
Taiscumar Reservoir
Inniscarra Lake (Taiscumar Reservoir) from Farran Forrest Park
Location of the lake in Ireland.
Location of the lake in Ireland.
Inniscarra Lake
LocationCounty Cork
Coordinates51.904°N 8.692°W / 51.904; -8.692
TypeReservoir
EtymologyInniscarra (civil parish)
Primary inflowsRiver Lee
Primary outflowsRiver Lee
Built1952–1956
First flooded1957 (1957)
Surface area4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)

The National Rowing Center is located on its banks[3] and the Irish National Rowing Championships and other regattas are hosted there.[4] The Coupe de la Jeunesse, a European youth rowing event, was held on Inniscarra Lake in 1999, 2008 and 2018.[5]

The lake is located largely within the civil parish of Inniscarra, and nearby settlements include Farran (on the reservoir's south bank) and Coachford and Dripsey (to the north).[6]

Fish stocks in the reservoir include rudd, roach, carp, perch, gudgeon, eels, pike and bream.[7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. "Inniscarra Lake Coarse Angling". www.discoverireland.ie. Discover Ireland. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. "History of Inniscarra - The Inniscarra Dam". inniscarra.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. "Irish rowing News. rowing Clubs, Regattas, Sculling & Coastal rowing". afloat.ie. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. "Inniscarra to host Coupe de la Jeunesse rowing regatta". rte.ie. RTÉ. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2021. The high profile regatta is one of three events [..] being held at the National Rowing Centre [..] The others include the Irish Rowing Championships
  5. "Coupe de la Jeunesse - Past Events". couperowing.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. McCarthy, Kieran; O'Donoghue, Seamus (2008). "Generations, Memories of the Lee Hydroelectric Scheme, County Cork" (PDF). esbarchives.ie. ESB. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". 18 April 2018.
  8. Dave. "Inniscarra Lake for bream - Active Irish Angling".
  9. "Inniscarra Lake Coarse Angling - Activities - Angling - Fisheries - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Cork - Inniscarra - Discover Ireland".


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