Max. length 1,400 m (4,600 ft) Surface area 160 ha (400 acres) Catchment area 13.4 km² Area 160 ha Length 1.4 km | Primary outflows Kroodi stream Max. width 920 m (3,020 ft) Average depth 1.5 m (4.9 ft) Surface elevation 33 m Mean depth 1.5 m Width 920 m | |
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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 160 ha (400 acres), max. depth is 3.7 metres (12 ft) and the lake is 33 metres (108 ft) above sea-level.
Map of Lake Maardu, Maardu, 74114 Harju County, Estonia
Lake Maardu was a natural waterbody before 1894 when the landowner of Maardu Manor Otto von Brevern dug a ditch (Kroodi stream) to the sea and the lake run empty. It was restored in 1939.
Maardu village with Maardu Manor is located on the southeastern side of the lake.
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