Soodla Reservoir is located on

Soodla river The Soodla is a river in Estonia in Harju and Lääne-Viru counties. The river is 72.6 km long, and its basin size is 221.5 km2. It discharges into the Jägala River. Trout Trout (: trout) is a generic common name for numerous sp ...

in Pillapalu Village, Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, near

Kehra Kehra is a town in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, best known for its Kehra pulp and paper mill, pulp and paper mill. The town stands on the banks of the Jägala (river), Jägala River, and it has a station on the Tallinn–Narva railway. A ...

and

Kuusalu Kuusalu () is a small borough () in Harju County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kuusalu Parish and has a population of 1,220 as of 1 January 2010. Monuments * Memorial to the Deportees in shape of a phone. Notable pe ...

. The reservoir is part of the

Tallinn water supply system Tallinn water supply system is a water supply system that provides potable water to Estonia's capital city Tallinn. 90% of Tallinn's potable water is produced from the surface water. The heart of the system Ülemiste Water Treatment Plant is loca ...

and feeds Jägala, Aavoja and

Pirita Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. ...

rivers with water through

Raudoja Reservoir Raudoja Reservoir is located on Raudoja River in Raudoja Village, Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia near Kehra. The reservoir is part of Tallinn water supply system and is connected to Jägala, Pirita rivers via canals. Water flows from S ...

. Water flows from Soodla to Raudoja Reservoir through a long diameter steel pipe. The area of the reservoir is , average depth is and maximum depth is .

History

Plans to build the reservoir date back to 1975. The reservoir was built and flooded in 1981.

References

Anija Parish Reservoirs in Estonia Lakes of Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub

History

See also

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