Inniscarra Lake
Inniscarra Lake | |
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Taiscumar Reservoir | |
![]() Inniscarra Lake (Taiscumar Reservoir) from Farran Forrest Park | |
![]() ![]() Inniscarra Lake | |
Location | County Cork |
Coordinates | 51°54′14″N 8°41′31″W / 51.904°N 8.692°WCoordinates: 51°54′14″N 8°41′31″W / 51.904°N 8.692°W |
Type | Reservoir |
Etymology | Inniscarra (civil parish) |
Primary inflows | River Lee |
Primary outflows | River Lee |
Built | 1952–1956 |
First flooded | 1957 |
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]
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]
References[]
- ^ "Inniscarra Lake Coarse Angling". www.discoverireland.ie. Discover Ireland. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ a b "History of Inniscarra - The Inniscarra Dam". inniscarra.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Irish rowing News. rowing Clubs, Regattas, Sculling & Coastal rowing". afloat.ie. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "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
- ^ "Coupe de la Jeunesse - Past Events". couperowing.org. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ McCarthy, Kieran; O'Donoghue, Seamus (2008). "Generations, Memories of the Lee Hydroelectric Scheme, County Cork" (PDF). esbarchives.ie. ESB. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- Landforms of County Cork
- Reservoirs in the Republic of Ireland
- County Cork geography stubs