Lake Maardu Maardu järv | |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Location: | Maardu, Harju County |
Outflow: | Kroodi stream |
Catchment: | 13.4km2 |
Length: | 1400m (4,600feet) |
Width: | 920m (3,020feet) |
Area: | 160ha |
Depth: | 1.5m (04.9feet) |
Max-Depth: | 3.7m (12.1feet) |
Shore: | 5.7941NaN1 |
Elevation: | 33m (108feet) |
Cities: | Maardu |
Lake Maardu (Estonian: Maardu järv; also known earlier as Lake Liivakandi) is a lake on the southern side of the town of Maardu, in northern Estonia. It has an area of 160ha, max. depth is 3.7m (12.1feet)[1] and the lake is 33m (108feet) above sea level.[2]
Lake Maardu was a natural body of water before 1894, when the landowner of Maardu Manor, Otto von Brevern, dug a ditch to the sea and the lake was emptied. It was restored in 1939.
The village of Maardu with Maardu Manor is located on the southeastern side of the lake.