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I nniscrro under construction
The River Lee
hydro-lectric
scheme
The River Lee hydro-electric scheme
was builc during the period 1957,-1957
at a cost of {4.5 million. lt involved the
creation of two lakes in the
pcturesgue Lee Valley.
These lakes cover an area of l4 square
kilometres (3,500 acres) and have a
storage capcity of 45 million cubic
metres
(tonnes).
The dams
The concrete dam at lnniscarra, which
is of the bunress type, is 250 metres
long and 42 meres high. lt has three
high level spillway gates which are used
to dispose of excess water. At
Carrigadrohd, the dam is of the mass
concrete gravity type. lt is 130 metres
long and 22 metres in height and has
rhree deep sluice-type spillway gates.
These dams, which are now over 30
years old, are being upgraded to the
highest internadonal standards.
Downstream flooding
Occasional flooding of the valley downsream of lnniscarra has
always been and will continue to be inevtable. This is due to the
topography and the clmatic conditions in the area. Howeve
flooding downstream of lnniscarra has been minimised by the
presence of the dam. The discharge from lnniscarra has always
been less than the peak natural inllow in any of the floods snce the
dam was built. ESB issues flood warnings to those known to be at
risk down stream of the dam during periods of floods.
The River Lee is not a major factor in ciry flooding.
Barometric pressure and south easterly winds combined
spring tides are the main influences on city flooding.
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