Lake Maardu Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maardu järv. EELIS – Estonian Nature Infosystem. 17 May 2011. Estonian. https://web.archive.org/web/20110820064826/http://loodus.keskkonnainfo.ee/webeelis/infoleht.aspx?obj=veekogu&id=1836465480. 20 August 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: Maardu järv. eestigiid.ee. Estonian.