Carrigadrohid Lake

Carrigadrohid Lake
Loch Charraig an Droichid (Irish)
Dairy pasture by Carrigadrohid Lake
Carrigadrohid Lake is located in Ireland
Carrigadrohid Lake
Carrigadrohid Lake
LocationIreland
Coordinates51°53′50″N 8°52′36″W / 51.897162°N 8.876642°W / 51.897162; -8.876642
Primary inflowsRiver Lee
Primary outflowsRiver Lee
Basin countriesIreland
First flooded1952–57
Surface area5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Surface elevation62 m (203 ft)
SettlementsCarrigadrohid

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]

  1. ^ "Inniscarra and Carrigadrohid Reservoirs - Lee River - Fisheries - Sustainability & Environment - Electricity Supply Board". esb.ie. ESB. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Carrigadrohid Hydro Electric Power Station, County Cork". Buildings of Ireland. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
  3. ^ "Coarse Angling".