Vaskjala Reservoir is located on
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.
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in
Vaskjala Village,
Rae Parish, Harju County, Estonia near
Jüri
Jüri is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, northern Estonia. It is located southeast of the capital Tallinn, by the Tallinn–Tartu road (E263), directly after the intersection with Tallinn Ring Road (nr. 11). Jüri is the admini ...
.
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
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 ...
via
Vaskjala-Ülemiste canal.
The area of the reservoir is , average depth is and maximum depth is .
History
The construction of the reservoir took place in 1969 and 1970.
Vaskjala beach was built on the shores of the reservoir in 1999.
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 ...
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Paunküla Reservoir
Paunküla Reservoir is located in Kiruvere Village, Kose Parish, Harju County, Estonia near Ardu.
The reservoir is part of the Tallinn water supply system and is connected to upstream Jägala river via Sae-Paunküla Canal.
Pirita river ru ...
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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
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External links
{{Europe topic, List of lakes of
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Estonia
Lakes
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References
Rae Parish
Reservoirs in Estonia
Lakes of Harju County
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