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°54′14″N 8°41′31″W / 51.904°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)

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]

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. 1 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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