Soodla Reservoir
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Reservoir in Harju County, Estonia
This article is about the reservoir in Anija Parish. For village in the same parish, see Soodla.
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Soodla Reservoir is located in Estonia Soodla Reservoir Soodla Reservoir | |
| Location | Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia |
| Coordinates | 59°23′25′′N 25°31′38′′E / 59.3903°N 25.5272°E / 59.3903; 25.5272 |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Part of | Tallinn water supply system |
| Primary inflows | Soodla River |
| Primary outflows | Soodla River, Raudoja Reservoir |
| Catchment area | 178.2 km2 (68.8 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Estonia |
| Managing agency | Tallinna Vesi |
| Built | 1981 |
| First flooded | 1981 |
| Max. length | 7.2 km (4.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Surface area | 271 ha (670 acres) |
| Average depth | 3.2 m (10 ft) |
| Max. depth | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Water volume | 9,000 m3 (320,000 cu ft) |
| Residence time | 4-5 weeks |
| Shore length1 | 25.7 km (16.0 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 65.8 m (216 ft) |
| Islands | 4 |
| Settlements | Pillapalu, Raudoja |
| References | [1] [2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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Soodla Reservoir is located on Soodla river in Pillapalu Village, Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, near Kehra and Kuusalu.
The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and feeds Jägala, Aavoja and Pirita rivers with water through Raudoja Reservoir. Water flows from Soodla to Raudoja Reservoir through a 704 m (2,310 ft) long 1,000 mm (39 in) diameter steel pipe.[1]
The area of the reservoir is 271 ha (670 acres), average depth is 3.2 m (10 ft) and maximum depth is 13 m (43 ft).[2]
History
[edit ]Plans to build the reservoir date back to 1975. The reservoir was built and flooded in 1981.[1] [3]
See also
[edit ]- Raudoja Reservoir
- Aavoja Reservoir
- Kaunissaare Reservoir
- Paunküla Reservoir
- Vaskjala Reservoir
- Lake Ülemiste
- List of lakes of Estonia
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Veekogu: Soodla veehoidla VEE2002410". infoleht.keskkonnainfo.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021年02月05日.
- ^ a b "Soodla veehoidla". keskkonnaportaal.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021年02月04日.
- ^ Krause, Teet; Palm, Anu (2018). Kalastiku ja püügivahendite efektiivsuse uuring Eesti väikejärvedes (PDF). Tartu: Keskkonnaministeerium. p. 116.
