Carrigadrohid Lake | |
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Loch Charraig an Droichid ( Irish) | |
Location | Ireland |
Coordinates | 51°53′50″N 8°52′36″W / 51.897162°N 8.876642°W |
Primary inflows | River Lee |
Primary outflows | River Lee |
Basin countries | Ireland |
First flooded | 1952–57 |
Surface area | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
Settlements | Carrigadrohid |
Carrigadrohid Lake is a lake on the River Lee in County Cork in the south of Ireland. [1] Standing upstream (west) of Carrigadrohid village, it is a reservoir created for the Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station, [2] which was built in the 1950s.
The lake is a fishery for bream, rudd, roach, northern pike and perch. [3]
Carrigadrohid Lake | |
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Loch Charraig an Droichid ( Irish) | |
Location | Ireland |
Coordinates | 51°53′50″N 8°52′36″W / 51.897162°N 8.876642°W |
Primary inflows | River Lee |
Primary outflows | River Lee |
Basin countries | Ireland |
First flooded | 1952–57 |
Surface area | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
Settlements | Carrigadrohid |
Carrigadrohid Lake is a lake on the River Lee in County Cork in the south of Ireland. [1] Standing upstream (west) of Carrigadrohid village, it is a reservoir created for the Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station, [2] which was built in the 1950s.
The lake is a fishery for bream, rudd, roach, northern pike and perch. [3]