Soodla Reservoir

Soodla Reservoir
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
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 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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[]

Plans to build the reservoir date back to 1975. The reservoir was built and flooded in 1981.^[1]^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Veekogu: Soodla veehoidla VEE2002410". infoleht.keskkonnainfo.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
^ ^a ^b "Soodla veehoidla". keskkonnaportaal.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
^ Krause, Teet; Palm, Anu (2018). Kalastiku ja püügivahendite efektiivsuse uuring Eesti väikejärvedes (PDF). Tartu: Keskkonnaministeerium. p. 116.

Soodla Reservoir

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