Raudoja Reservoir
| Raudoja Reservoir | |
|---|---|
| Raudoja veehoidla (Estonian) | |
The reservoir from a nearby road | |
Raudoja Reservoir | |
| Location | Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia |
| Coordinates | 59°22′47″N 25°28′08″E / 59.3797°N 25.4689°E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Part of | Tallinn water supply system |
| Primary inflows | Soodla Reservoir, Raudoja River |
| Primary outflows | Raudoja River, Raudoja-Aavoja Canal |
| Catchment area | 22.9 km2 (8.8 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Estonia |
| Managing agency | Tallinna Vesi |
| Built | 1981 |
| First flooded | 1981 |
| Max. length | 930 meters (3,050 ft) |
| Max. width | 160 meters (520 ft) |
| Surface area | 8.2 hectares (20 acres) |
| Average depth | 1.8 meters (5 ft 11 in) |
| Water volume | 200,000 cubic meters (7,100,000 cu ft) |
| Residence time | 4–5 weeks |
| Shore length1 | 2,290 meters (7,510 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 57.1 meters (187 ft) |
| Settlements | Raudoja |
| References | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
The Raudoja Reservoir (Estonian: Raudoja veehoidla) is a lake in Estonia. It is located on the Raudoja River in the village of Raudoja in Anija Parish, Harju County, near Kehra.
The reservoir is part of Tallinn water supply system and is connected to the Jägala, Pirita rivers via canals. Water flows from the Soodla Reservoir to the Raudoja Reservoir through a 704 m (2,310 ft) long 1,000 mm (39 in) diameter steel pipe. The water that keeps flowing in Raudoja river past the reservoir ends up in Soodla river.