Lake Maardu ( et, Maardu järv; also known earlier as Lake Liivakandi) is a
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar ...
on the southern side of the town of
Maardu
Maardu (german: Maart) is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area. The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 2021).
The Port of Muuga, the l ...
, in northern
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...
. It has an area of , max. depth is
and the lake is above sea-level.
Lake Maardu was a natural waterbody before 1894 when the landowner of
Maardu Manor Otto von Brevern dug a ditch () to the sea and the lake run empty. It was restored in 1939.
Maardu village
Maardu (german: Maart) is a village in Jõelähtme Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It's located southeast of the town of Maardu, just behind the Lake Maardu. Maardu has a population of 123 (as of 1 January 201 ...
with Maardu Manor is located on the southeastern side of the lake.
References
Lakes of Estonia
Jõelähtme Parish
Lakes of Harju County
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