Assaroe Lake Traditional Cache
Cuilcagh: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache, I am archiving it.
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Eileen
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Erne hydro-electric scheme - Cache 2. Assaroe Lake, located on a
back road from Ballyshannon to Belleek
The ESB began work on the hydro-electric development on the
river
Erne in 1946, this involved the erection of two dams. One known
as
Cliff Station and another at Ballyshannon known as Cathaleens
Fall
station. The dam at cliff is well hidden away and basically
unknown. Cathaleens Fall station is not so hidden and is in
full
view from Ballyshannon.
Cathaleens Fall
Cathaleens Fall has twoturbo-alternator sets, each with an
output
of 22.5MW, under a head of 29 metres of water. ESB
commissioned
these in 1951 and 1952. A 400kW generator supplies power for
auxiliaries. Before this dam was built, Assaroe Falls (Irish:
Eas
Aoidh Ruadh, English: the waterfall of Red Hugh), also known
as
Cathaleens Falls, was a waterfall on the River Erne near
Ballyshannon. It was named after Aodh Ruadh, who according to
tradition, slipped and fell from the waterfall and drowned.
View of Cathaleens Fall from Ballyshannon by-pass bridge
Cliff Dam
Cliff dam has two turbo-alternator sets, each with an output
of
10MW, under a head of 12 metres of water. ESB brought them
into
service in 1950 and 1955. A 300kW generator supplies power
for
auxiliaries and local needs.
view of Cliff dam
Both alternator sets generate at 10.5 Kilovolts. Each set is
connected to its own step-up transformer in an outdoor compound
at
the Cathaleens Fall station. Through these, the electricity
produced is fed into the National Grid.
Assaroe Lake
Assaroe Lake is a 1,100-acre artificial lake created by the
Cathaleen falls and Cliff Hydro schemes and is controlled by
the
ESB. This is a good fishing lake, permit necessary from ESB,
boats
can be used with permission from ESB but not near the dams.
Belleek Channel
To improve water control in the catchment, the 6km long
Belleek
Channel was enlarged through excavation and locks were
constructed
at Enniskillen.
The cache. Parking is provided close to the cache location, you
will have to open the gate, please ensure you close it after
entering and exiting, this car park and turning area is for fishing
and boat launching, please make sure you don't block the turning
area. The cache is a tab-loc box with camo.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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