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Inniscarra Dam

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Inniscarra Dam
Inniscarra Dam is located in Ireland
Inniscarra Dam
Location of Inniscarra Dam in Ireland
StatusOperational
Construction beganFebruary 1953
Dam and spillways
Type of damButtress
Height45 m (148 ft)
Length247 m (810 ft)
Power Station
Commission date1957
Turbines1 x 15 MW, 1 x 4 MW Kaplan-type[1]
Installed capacity19 MW

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]

References

  1. ^ "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Ireland". IndustCards. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ Kieran McCarthy (12 June 2008). "In the Footsteps of St Finbarre (Part 120) Building Inniscarra Dam". Cork Independent. Retrieved 9 June 2012.