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Carrigadrohid Lake

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Location
  
Ireland

Primary outflows
  
River Lee

First flooded
  
1952–57

Area
  
5.8 km²

Settlement
  
Carrigadrohid

Primary inflows
  
River Lee

Basin countries
  
Ireland

Surface area
  
5.8 km (2.2 sq mi)

Primary inflow
  
River Lee

Carrigadrohid Lake

Carrigadrohid Lake is a lake on the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. Standing upstream (i.e. west) of Carrigadrohid village, it is a reservoir created for the Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station, built in the 1950s.

Wildlife

Carrigadrohid Lake is a noted fishery for bream, rudd, roach, northern pike and perch.

References

Carrigadrohid Lake Wikipedia