Inniscarra Dam
Inniscarra Dam is a buttress dam located on the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. Construction of the dam started in February 1953. It is owned and operated by the ESB Group. It has a generation capacity of 19 MW.[2] The Dam over flooded in November 2009 and caused around 100 million euros worth of damage to the city, with UCC saying it damaged 20 million euros worth of property.
| Inniscarra Dam | |
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  Location of Inniscarra Dam in Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 51°54′00″N 8°39′43″W |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | February 1953 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Buttress |
| Height | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Length | 247 m (810 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1957 |
| Turbines | 1 x 15 MW, 1 x 4 MW Kaplan-type[1] |
| Installed capacity | 19 MW |
References
- "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.
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