Inniscarra Lake

Inniscarra Lake
Taiscumar Reservoir
Inniscarra Lake (Taiscumar Reservoir) from Farran Forrest Park
Inniscarra Lake
Location	County Cork
Coordinates	51.904°N 8.692°W / 51.904; -8.692
Type	Reservoir
Etymology	Inniscarra (civil parish)
Primary inflows	River Lee
Primary outflows	River Lee
Built	1952–1956
First flooded	1957 (1957)
Surface area	4.9 km^2 (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

• List of loughs in Ireland

References

1. "Inniscarra Lake Coarse Angling". www.discoverireland.ie. Discover Ireland. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
2. "History of Inniscarra - The Inniscarra Dam". inniscarra.org. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. 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". Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
9. "Inniscarra Lake Coarse Angling - Activities - Angling - Fisheries - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Cork - Inniscarra - Discover Ireland".