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Paunküla Reservoir is located in Kiruvere Village,
Kose Parish, Harju County Kose Parish ( et, Kose vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 5,737 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of . The population density is 24.2 inhabitants per km2. ...
, Estonia near Ardu. 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 lo ...
and is connected to upstream
Jägala river Jägala may refer to: * Jägala, Estonia *Jägala River, a river which runs through Jägala **Jägala Waterfall, a waterfall along the river *Jägala concentration camp, a Nazi concentration camp **Kalevi-Liiva Kalevi-Liiva are sand dunes in Jõe ...
via Sae-Paunküla Canal.
Pirita river The Pirita ( et, Pirita jõgi) is a long river in northern Estonia that drains into Tallinn Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland) in Pirita, Tallinn. The basin area of the Pirita is 799 km2. For the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, the ...
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. The area of the reservoir is , average depth is and maximum depth is .


History

The reservoir was first flooded in 1960. The reservoir reached its current size in 1979.


Gallery

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See also

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Soodla Reservoir Soodla Reservoir is located on Soodla river in Pillapalu Village, Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, near Kehra and Kuusalu. The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and feeds Jägala, Aavoja and Pirita rivers with water th ...
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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 ...
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Aavoja Reservoir Aavoja Reservoir is located on Aavoja river in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia near Kehra. The reservoir is part of Tallinn water supply system and is connected to Jägala, Pirita and Soodla rivers via canals. The area of the reservoir ...
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Kaunissaare Reservoir Kaunissaare Reservoir is located on Jägala river in Kaunissaare Village, Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, near Kehra. The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and is connected to Pirita, Soodla and Aavoja rivers via can ...
* Vaskjala Reservoir *
Lake Ülemiste Lake Ülemiste ( et, Ülemiste järv) is the largest of the lakes surrounding Tallinn, Estonia. Ülemiste is the main part of the Tallinn water supply system, which supplies the city with most of its drinking water. The lake is fed mostly by Kurn ...
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List of lakes of Estonia ''This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in Estonia.'' Largest lakes All lakes ''List is incomplete'' See also * External links {{Europe topic, List of lakes of * Estonia Lakes A lake is an area filled with water, locali ...


References

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