Paunküla Reservoir

Paunküla reservoir
Paunküla reservoir
	Paunküla reservoir
Location	Kose Parish, Harju County, Estonia
Coordinates	59°06′56″N 25°21′09″E / 59.1156°N 25.3525°E
Type	Reservoir
Part of	Tallinn water supply system
Primary inflows	Paunküla Stream, Palgissaare Stream, Sae-Paunküla Canal
Primary outflows	Pirita River
Catchment area	90.1 km2 (34.8 sq mi)
Basin countries	Estonia
Managing agency	Tallinna Vesi
Built	1960
First flooded	1960
Max. length	3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Max. width	1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Surface area	420.2 ha (1,038 acres)
Average depth	3.4 m (11 ft)
Max. depth	8.7 m (29 ft)
Water volume	10,100 m3 (360,000 cu ft)
Residence time	8 weeks
Shore length1	25.5 km (15.8 mi)
Surface elevation	72.5 m (238 ft)
Islands	22
Settlements	Kiruvere, Ardu
References
	1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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Drone video of Paunküla water reservoir in Estonia (September 2021)

Paunküla Reservoir is located in Kiruvere Village, Kose Parish, Harju County, Estonia near Ardu.

The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and is connected to upstream Jägala river via Sae-Paunküla Canal.

Pirita river runs isolated along the southern shore of the reservoir in a ditch and is only connected to the reservoir at the north-eastern end of the reservoir.^[3]

The area of the reservoir is 420 ha (1,000 acres), average depth is 3.4 m (11 ft) and maximum depth is 8.7 m (29 ft).^[1]

History[]

The reservoir was first flooded in 1960.^[3] The reservoir reached its current size in 1979.^[2]

Photos from 1979 reconstruction

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Paunküla veehoidla". keskkonnaportaal.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
^ ^a ^b "Veekogu: Paunküla veehoidla VEE2031910". infoleht.keskkonnainfo.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
^ ^a ^b "Paunküla veehoidla". www.eestigiid.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-05.

Paunküla Reservoir

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