Paunküla Reservoir is located in Kiruvere Village, Kose Parish, Harju County, Estonia near Ardu.
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.png)  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][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
editThe reservoir was first flooded in 1960.[3] The reservoir reached its current size in 1979.[2]
Gallery
edit- Photos from 1979 reconstruction
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
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