Soodla Reservoir

Soodla Reservoir is located on Soodla river in Pillapalu Village, Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, near Kehra and Kuusalu

Soodla Reservoir
Location	Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia
Coordinates	59.3903°N 25.5272°E
Type	Reservoir
Part of	Tallinn water supply system
Primary inflows	Soodla River
Primary outflows	Soodla River, Raudoja River
Catchment area	178.2 km^2 (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 m^3 (320,000 cu ft)
Shore length^1	25.7 km (16.0 mi)
Surface elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Islands	2
Settlements	Pillapalu, Raudoja
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and is connected to Pirita, Jägala and Aavoja rivers via Raudoja-Aavoja canal through Raudoja Reservoir.[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.[3][4]

References

1. EE, Eesti entsüklopeedia. [Encyclopedia of Estonia] A-Ü. Tallinn: Valgus. 2003. p. 206. ISBN 9985701410.
2. "Soodla veehoidla". keskkonnaportaal.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
3. "Veekogu: Soodla veehoidla VEE2002410". infoleht.keskkonnainfo.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
4. Krause, Teet; Palm, Anu (2018). Kalastiku ja püügivahendite efektiivsuse uuring Eesti väikejärvedes (PDF). Tartu: Keskkonnaministeerium. p. 116.

See also

• Raudoja Reservoir
• Aavoja Reservoir
• Kaunissaare Reservoir
• Paunküla Reservoir
• Vaskjala Reservoir
• Lake Ülemiste
• List of lakes of Estonia