Inniscarra Dam

Inniscarra Dam is a buttress dam located on the River Lee in the civil parish of Inniscarra in , Ireland. Construction of the dam started in February 1953 and resulted in the formation of the Inniscarra Reservoir.
  • Dam
  • …is operated by ESB Group
  • …stands 42 metres (138 feet) tall
  • Description: hydroelectric dam in County Cork

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Senan’s Church and St John the Baptist Church.
St Senan's Church is a small Anglican Gothic Revival… is situated 1 km northeast of Inniscarra Dam.
is situated 3 km south of Inniscarra Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cloghroe and Tower.
Village
is a village and townland on the R579 road in , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Inniscarra Dam.
, Ordnance Survey Ireland name Model Village… is situated 4½ km northeast of Inniscarra Dam.
Suburb
is a suburban town within the administrative area of in . is situated 5 km east of Inniscarra Dam.
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Latitude
51.90025° or 51° 54′ 1″ north
Longitude
-8.66206° or 8° 39′ 43″ west
Open location code
9C3HW82Q+45
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Irish to Italian—“Inniscarra Dam” goes by many names.
Damba Inis CaraIrish
diga di InniscarraItalian
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