Paunküla Reservoir

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

This article is about the reservoir in Kose Parish. For village in the same parish, see Paunküla.
Paunküla reservoir
Paunküla reservoir is located in Estonia
Paunküla reservoir
Paunküla reservoir
LocationKose Parish, Harju County, Estonia
Coordinates59.1156°N 25.3525°E / 59.1156; 25.3525
TypeReservoir
Part ofTallinn water supply system
Primary inflowsPaunküla Stream, Palgissaare Stream, Sae-Paunküla Canal
Primary outflowsPirita River
Catchment area90.1 km2 (34.8 sq mi)
Basin countriesEstonia
Managing agencyTallinna Vesi
Built1960
First flooded1960
Max. length3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Max. width1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Surface area420.2 ha (1,038 acres)
Average depth3.4 m (11 ft)
Max. depth8.7 m (29 ft)
Water volume10,100 m3 (360,000 cu ft)
Residence time8 weeks
Shore length125.5 km (15.8 mi)
Surface elevation72.5 m (238 ft)
Islands22
SettlementsKiruvere, Ardu
References[1][2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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

See also

References
  1. "Paunküla veehoidla". keskkonnaportaal.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  2. "Veekogu: Paunküla veehoidla VEE2031910". infoleht.keskkonnainfo.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  3. "Paunküla veehoidla". www.eestigiid.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2021-02-05.


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