Powerscourt Waterfall

Powerscourt Waterfall
Eas Chonaill
The waterfall in August 2013
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LocationPowerscourt Estate, Ireland
Coordinates53°08′46″N 6°12′40″W / 53.146°N 06.211°W / 53.146; -06.211 (Powerscourt Falls)
TypeHorsetail-fan
Total height121 metres (397 ft)
Number of dropsCascade waterfall
WatercourseRiver Dargle
World height ranking687

Powerscourt Waterfall (Irish: Eas Chonaill)[1] is the second highest waterfall in Ireland at 121 metres (397 ft) high,[2][3] it is located at the base of Glensoulan on the River Dargle near Enniskerry, County Wicklow.[4]

Powerscourt is overlooked by the peaks of Djouce (725 metres (2,379 ft)) and Maulin (570 metres (1,870 ft)),[4] and flows continuously all year in a horsetail-fan pattern.[4] The waterfall is part of the Powerscourt Estate, which is open to the public for an entrance fee.[4]

  1. ^ "Powerscourt Waterfall". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Powerscourt Waterfall". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Visit Ireland's highest waterfall - Sruth in Aghaidh an Aird". independent.ie. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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