Poulaphouca Reservoir

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Poulaphouca Reservoir is a large artificial lake in County Wicklow, Ireland, created for hydroelectric power generation and water supply, and also known for its scenic landscape and wildlife habitats.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Poulaphouca Dam 2
Poulaphouca Reservoir canonical 2
Poulaphuca Lake 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
reservoir
alsoKnownAs Blessington Lake
Poulaphuca Lake
basinCountry Ireland
completedIn 1940s
constructionBegan 1937
country Ireland
linked to: Island of Ireland
createdBy Poulaphouca Dam
habitatFor migratory birds
wintering waterfowl
hasIsland multiple small islands
hasPart Poulaphouca Dam
hasRecreationalFacility Blessington Greenway
hasShoreLength approximately 80 km
hasViewOf Wicklow Mountains National Park
inflow River Liffey
knownFor scenic landscape
wildlife habitats
locatedIn County Kildare
County Wicklow
Leinster
locatedNear Wicklow Mountains
locatedOn River Liffey
near Blessington
Lacken
Valleymount
operator Electricity Supply Board
outflow River Liffey
partOf Liffey hydroelectric scheme
protectedAreaStatus Special Area of Conservation
Special Protection Area
purpose hydroelectric power generation
water supply
region east Ireland
submerged former farmland
former villages
surfaceArea approximately 20 km²
usedFor angling
birdwatching
boating
recreation
sailing
waterSource River Liffey
waterSupplyTo Dublin
Greater Dublin Area
linked to: Dublin Region

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Liffey hasReservoir Poulaphouca Reservoir
Poulaphouca Reservoir alsoKnownAs Poulaphuca Lake
linked to: Poulaphouca Reservoir
Poulaphouca Reservoir hasPart Poulaphouca Dam
linked to: Poulaphouca Reservoir
Poulaphouca Reservoir createdBy Poulaphouca Dam
linked to: Poulaphouca Reservoir
Blessington lakeSystemCreatedBy Poulaphouca Reservoir