Where is Golden Falls?

Golden Falls is a lake in Kildare, Ireland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Golden Falls safe to swim in?

Golden Falls has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.

Golden Falls

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EPA Ireland publishes the water-quality measurements for Golden Falls. Here is what has been measured.

Phosphorus

30 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by EPA Ireland

Limited data

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Golden Falls in Kildare, Ireland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L.

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How Golden Falls is classified

Golden Falls in Ireland is published with the authority's own measurements and class. The measurements here are published by the agency that samples the lake, as reported. Sampling here has recorded phosphorus, but not water clarity and algae (chlorophyll-a).

LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.

Monitoring: the Environmental Protection Agency of Ireland, via UNEP GEMS/Water, with WFD lake names from EPA Ireland.

Golden Falls is a lake in Kildare County, Ireland.

Source: the Environmental Protection Agency of Ireland, via UNEP GEMS/Water, with WFD lake names from EPA Ireland — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2018-08-10. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Golden Falls is safe to swim in today is a call for the Environmental Protection Agency of Ireland, via UNEP GEMS/Water, with WFD lake names from EPA Ireland and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Golden Falls

These are the measurements EPA Ireland publishes for Golden Falls. More on the source.

No clarity data. Phosphorus 30 µg/L. TSI 53.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)		No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	30µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)		No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	53	Eutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

High nutrients, frequent algae, reduced clarity

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Frequently asked questions about Golden Falls

Where is Golden Falls?: Golden Falls is a lake in Kildare, Ireland. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Golden Falls?: Golden Falls in Kildare, Ireland has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Phosphorus: 30 µg/L.
Is Golden Falls safe to swim in?: Golden Falls has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.

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Where this data comes from

2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2018. Retrieved from UNEP GEMS/Water GFQA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

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Analytical methods

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Monitoring station identifiers (1)

IRL00174

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