Carrigadrohid Lake Explained

Carrigadrohid Lake
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Location:Ireland
Coords:51.8972°N -8.8766°W
Inflow:River Lee
Outflow:River Lee
Basin Countries:Ireland
Date-Flooded:1952–57
Area:5.8km2
Elevation:62m (203feet)
Cities:Carrigadrohid

Carrigadrohid Lake (Irish: Loch Charraig an Droichid) is a lake on the River Lee in County Cork, in the province of Munster, in the south of Ireland.[1] Situated upstream (westward) of Carrigadrohid village, the lake is actually a reservoir, created for the Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station,[2] which was erected in the 1950s.

The lake also serves as a fishery for bream, rudd, roach, northern pike and perch.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Inniscarra and Carrigadrohid Reservoirs - Lee River - Fisheries - Sustainability & Environment - Electricity Supply Board. esb.ie. ESB. 2015-12-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921231456/http://www.esb.ie/main/sustainability/lee.jsp. 2015-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: Carrigadrohid Hydro Electric Power Station, County Cork . Buildings of Ireland . National Inventory of Architectural Heritage .
  3. Web site: Coarse Angling.