List of lakes of Estonia
This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in Estonia.
Largest lakes
| # | Name | Area | Greatest depth | Average depth | Length of shore line | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ha | acre | m | ft | m | ft | m | ft | |||
| 1. | Peipsi (Peipus) | 351,144.9 | 867,698 | 17.6 | 57.7 | 8.0 | 26.2 | 788,410 | 2,586,650 | shared with Russia, 1,570 km2 (610 sq mi) in Estonia |
| 2. | Võrtsjärv | 26,901.5 | 66,475 | 6.0 | 19.7 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 130,874 | 429,377 | |
| 3. | Narva Reservoir | 10,226.8 | 25,271 | 9.0 | 29.5 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 209,484 | 687,283 | shared with Russia, 40 km2 (15 sq mi) in Estonia |
| 4. | Ülemiste | 940.9 | 2,325 | 4.2 | 13.8 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 15,219 | 49,931 | source of drinking water for Tallinn |
| 5. | Saadjärv | 724.5 | 1,790 | 25.0 | 82.0 | 8.0 | 26.2 | 19,362 | 63,524 | |
| 6. | Vagula | 602.8 | 1,490 | 11.5 | 37.7 | 5.3 | 17.4 | 17,838 | 58,524 | |
| 7. | Suurlaht | 531.0 | 1,312 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 16,173 | 53,061 | part of Mullutu-Suurlaht |
| 8. | Veisjärv | 481.1 | 1,189 | 4.0 | 13.1 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 9,047 | 29,682 | |
| 9. | Ermistu | 456.2 | 1,127 | 2.9 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 19,545 | 64,124 | |
| 10. | Paunküla Reservoir | 415.8 | 1,027 | 8.7 | 28.5 | 3.4 | 11.2 | 25,541 | 83,796 | source of drinking water for Tallinn |
| 11. | Mullutu Bay | 412.7 | 1,020 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 19,530 | 64,070 | part of Mullutu-Suurlaht |
| 12. | Kuremaa | 399.6 | 987 | 13.8 | 45.3 | 5.9 | 19.4 | 11,261 | 36,946 | |
| 13. | Karujärv | 345.6 | 854 | 5.5 | 18.0 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 12,276 | 40,276 | |
| 14. | Kahala | 345.6 | 854 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 8,727 | 28,632 | |
| 15. | Tõhela | 338.5 | 836 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 12,021 | 39,439 | |
| 16. | Pühajärv | 290.7 | 718 | 8.5 | 27.9 | 4.3 | 14.1 | 16,332 | 53,583 | |
| 17. | 2nd sedimentary pool of Estonian Thermal Power Plant | 290.6 | 718 | 9,354 | 30,689 | |||||
| 18. | Endla | 285.9 | 706 | 2.4 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 28,057 | 92,051 | |
| 19. | Koosa | 282.7 | 699 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 7,741 | 25,397 | |
| 20. | Soodla Reservoir | 262.8 | 649 | 13.0 | 42.7 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 26,542 | 87,080 | source of drinking water for Tallinn |
| 21. | Kaiavere | 248.0 | 613 | 5.0 | 16.4 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 8,442 | 27,697 | |
| 22. | Aheru | 232.5 | 575 | 4.5 | 14.8 | 3.7 | 12.1 | 10,127 | 33,225 | |
| 23. | Undu Bay | 226.9 | 561 | 16,722 | 54,862 | |||||
| 24. | Tamula | 208.9 | 516 | 7.5 | 24.6 | 4.2 | 13.8 | 6,465 | 21,211 | |
| 25. | Hino | 207.1 | 512 | 10.4 | 34.1 | 3.1 | 10.2 | 11,516 | 37,782 | |
| 26. | Sutlepa Sea | 203.3 | 502 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 11,802 | 38,720 | |
| 27. | Kalli | 198.7 | 491 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 11,634 | 38,169 | |
| 28. | Raku | 196.9 | 487 | 12.0 | 39.4 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 15,083 | 49,485 | |
| 29. | Lavassaare | 196.0 | 484 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 7,146 | 23,445 | |
| 30. | Õisu | 193.7 | 479 | 4.3 | 14.1 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 6,985 | 22,917 | |
All lakes
List is incomplete
See also
Lakes portal
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