Poulaphouca Reservoir
Poulaphouca Reservoir, officially Pollaphuca, is an active reservoir and area of wild bird conservation in west County Wicklow, Ireland named after the Poulaphouca waterfall on its south-western end where the water exits the lake.
- Power station
- …is operated by ESB Group
- Description: Active reservoir in Wicklow, Ireland
- Also known as“Blessington Lakes; Blessington Lake”“Poulaphouca Power Station”
- Established: December 1944
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Russborough House and Barretstown Castle.
Russborough House
House
Russborough House is a Georgian Palladian house… Russborough House is situated 3 km northeast of Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Barretstown Castle
House
Barretstown Castle is a castle in Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare, Ireland. Barretstown Castle is situated 3½ km north of Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hollywood and Valleymount.
Hollywood
Village
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Hollywood is a village in west County Wicklow, Ireland. Hollywood is situated 3 km south of Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Valleymount
Village
Valleymount is a small village in western County Wicklow, Ireland. Valleymount is situated 4½ km east of Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Ballyknockan
Village
Ballyknockan or Ballynockan is a village and townland in County Wicklow, Ireland. Ballyknockan is situated 6 km east of Poulaphouca Reservoir.
Poulaphouca Reservoir
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Latitude
53.11986° or 53° 7′ 12″ north
Longitude
-6.59038° or 6° 35′ 25″ west
Open location code
9C5M4C95+WR
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Poulaphouca Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Poulaphouca urtegia”
- Cebuano: “Pollaphuca Reservoir”
- French: “réservoir Poulaphouca”
- French: “Réservoir Poulaphouca”
- Irish: “Poll a‘ Phúca”
- Irish: “Poll an Phúca”
- Irish: “Taiscumar Pholl a‘ Phúca”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Poulaphoucareservoaret”
- Turkish: “Poulaphouca Yapay Gölü”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Poulaphuca Waterfall and Poulaphouca Bridge.
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