Lough Inniscarra

Lough Inniscarra
Loch Inis Cara
Lough Inniscarra
Location County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°53′58″N 8°40′31″W / 51.899313°N 8.675346°W / 51.899313; -8.675346Coordinates: 51°53′58″N 8°40′31″W / 51.899313°N 8.675346°W / 51.899313; -8.675346
Primary inflows River Lee
Primary outflows River Lee
Basin countries Ireland
First flooded 1956
Surface area 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Surface elevation 67 m (220 ft)

Lough Inniscarra is a lake in County Cork, Ireland located to the west of Cork.

It is a reservoir on the River Lee, created in the 1956 by the ESB.[1]

Recreation

Lough Inniscarra is noted as a fishery for rudd, roach, carp, perch, gudgeon, eels, pike and bream.[2][3][4]

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