Inniscarra Dam is a buttress dam located on the River Lee in the civil parish of Inniscarra in County Cork, Ireland. Construction of the dam started in February 1953 and resulted in the formation of the Inniscarra Reservoir. The dam is owned and operated by the ESB Group and has a generation capacity of 19 MW.[2] It over-flooded in November 2009 and caused around 100 million euros worth of damage to the city, with University College Cork saying it damaged 20 million euros worth of property.
| Inniscarra Dam | |
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  Location of Inniscarra Dam in Ireland | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Location | County Cork |
| Coordinates | 51°54′00″N 8°39′43″W / 51.90000°N 8.66194°W |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | February 1953 |
| Opening date | 1957 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Buttress |
| Impounds | River Lee |
| Height | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Length | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Spillways | 3 |
| Spillway length | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Inniscarra Lake |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1957 |
| Turbines |
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| Installed capacity | 19 MW |
References edit
- ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Ireland". IndustCards. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ Kieran McCarthy (12 June 2008). "In the Footsteps of St Finbarre (Part 120) Building Inniscarra Dam". Cork Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
