Poulaphouca Reservoir

Poulaphouca Reservoir, officially Pollaphuca, is an active reservoir and area of wild bird conservation in west , named after the Poulaphouca waterfall on its south-western end where the water exits the lake.
  • Reservoir
  • …has a surface elevation of around 180 metres (600 feet)
  • Description: Active reservoir in Wicklow, Ireland
  • Also known as
    “Blessington Lakes; Blessington Lake”
    “Liffey Reservoir”
    “Poulaphuca Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover St Joseph’s Church and Baltyboys House.
3 km south of Poulaphouca Reservoir
Building
, also known as Boystown House…
St. Mark's Cross is a high cross and National Monument…
3½ km northwest of Poulaphouca Reservoir

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lacken and Valleymount.
Hamlet
or Lackan is a townland and small village…
is a small village in western , .
3 km south of Poulaphouca Reservoir
or Ballynockan is a village and townland in , .
3½ km south of Poulaphouca Reservoir
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Latitude
53.13333° or 53° 8′ north
Longitude
-6.51667° or 6° 31′ west
Open location code
9C5M4FMM+88
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Poulaphouca Reservoir” goes by many names.
Poulaphouca urtegiaBasque
Pollaphuca ReservoirCebuano
Poll a‘ PhúcaIrish
Poll an PhúcaIrish
Taiscumar Pholl a‘ PhúcaIrish
PoulaphoucareservoaretNorwegian Nynorsk
Poulaphouca Yapay GölüTurkish

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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County Wicklow: Highlights

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