Carrigadrohid Lake
Carrigadrohid Lake is a lake on the River Lee in County Cork in the south of Ireland. Standing upstream (west) of Carrigadrohid village, it is a reservoir created for the Carrigadrohid hydroelectric power station, which was built in the 1950s.
| Carrigadrohid Lake | |
|---|---|
| Loch Charraig an Droichid (Irish) | |
Dairy pasture by Carrigadrohid Lake | |
Carrigadrohid Lake | |
| Location | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51.897162°N 8.876642°W |
| Primary inflows | River Lee |
| Primary outflows | River Lee |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| First flooded | 1952–57 |
| Surface area | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Settlements | Carrigadrohid |
The lake is a fishery for bream, rudd, roach, northern pike and perch.
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