This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in Estonia.
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This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in Estonia.
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| # | Name | Area | Greatest depth | Average depth | Length of shore line | Notes | ||||
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| 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[ citation needed ] |
| 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 | |
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| Name | Area (ha) | Greatest depth | Average depth | Length of shoreline | Location (County, Municipality) | Notes | Image | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aabra Lake | ||||||||
| Aardla Lake | ||||||||
| Aastejärv | 10.6 | 1m | Saaremaa, Saare | 58°30′21″ N. sh. 21°55′48″ E. d. | ||||
| Adriska | 4.1 | 1182 km | Saare County, Saaremaa Parish | |||||
| Aeli Lake | 9.9 | |||||||
| Agali Lake | ||||||||
| Agusalu Lake | 2.7 | |||||||
| Aheru | ||||||||
| Ähijärv | ||||||||
| Küti Ahijärv | 1.3 | |||||||
| Ahvenajärv | 0.9 | 11 | Harju, Anija |  | ||||
| Päidla Ahvenjärv | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1030 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District |  | ||
| Ainja Sinejärv | ||||||||
| Aknajärv | ||||||||
| Akste | ||||||||
| Alatskivi Lake | ||||||||
| Alatskivi | ||||||||
| Prandi Allikajärv | 1.0 | |||||||
| Alopi | ||||||||
| Andsu lakes | ||||||||
| Äntu lakes | ||||||||
| Arbi Lake | ||||||||
| Arojärv | ||||||||
| Auksi | ||||||||
| Eistvere lake |  | |||||||
| Engli Lake | ||||||||
| Elistvere Lake | ||||||||
| Erastvere Lake | ||||||||
| Erastvere | ||||||||
| Lake Ermistu | 456.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 19,545 |  | |||
| Haanja kõverjärv | ||||||||
| Harju Bay | Saare County | Earlier was a bay | ||||||
| Lake Harku | ||||||||
| Hilba | ||||||||
| Lake Hino | ||||||||
| Holvandi Kivijärv | ||||||||
| Hüüdru | ||||||||
| Illi lakes | ||||||||
| Lake Imatu | ||||||||
| Imatu | ||||||||
| Lake Jaala | ||||||||
| Jaala | ||||||||
| Jalase Lake | 2.5 | |||||||
| Jänukjärv | ||||||||
| Lake Järvemäe | ||||||||
| Lake Järvepää | ||||||||
| Järvepää | ||||||||
| Jõksi | ||||||||
| Kahrila | ||||||||
| Kadastiku Lake | 7.2 | |||||||
| Lake Kahala | 345.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 8,727 |  | |||
| Kajumeri | ||||||||
| Kakerdi |  | |||||||
| Kalijärv | ||||||||
| Lake Kalli | ||||||||
| Kalmejärv | 3.0 | 3.0 | 450 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District | |||
| Kanariku | Võru County, Võru Parish | |||||||
| Kappelkärre | ||||||||
| Karijärv | ||||||||
| Karjatse meri | ||||||||
| Kärnjärv | ||||||||
| Karsna | ||||||||
| Karujärv | 345.6 | 5.5 | 1.6 |  | ||||
| Karula Lake | 22.1 | |||||||
| Kasaritsa verijärv | ||||||||
| Lake Käsmu | ||||||||
| Kastjärv | ||||||||
| Kaunissaare Reservoir | ||||||||
| Lake Kauru | ||||||||
| Lake Kavadi | ||||||||
| Keema lakes | ||||||||
| Lake Keeri | ||||||||
| Kiidjärv | ||||||||
| Kikkajärv | ||||||||
| Lake Kirikumäe | ||||||||
| Kirikumäe | ||||||||
| Kiruvere Lake | ||||||||
| Kisejärv | ||||||||
| Kisejärve lakes | ||||||||
| Lake Klooga | ||||||||
| Klooga | ||||||||
| Kõnnu Pikkjärv | ||||||||
| Konsu järv | ||||||||
| Koolma Lake | 6.4 | |||||||
| Lake Koosa | ||||||||
| Koosa | ||||||||
| Kose Valgjärv | ||||||||
| Krokatstaindappen | ||||||||
| Kubija | ||||||||
| Kuningvere Lake | 24.5 | |||||||
| Lake Kuremaa | 399.6 | 13.8 | 5.9 |  | ||||
| Kurgjärv | ||||||||
| Kurtna Valgejärv | 8.6 | part of Kurtna Lake District | ||||||
| Päidla Kõverjärv | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1300 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District | |||
| Lake Küti | ||||||||
| Lahojärv | ||||||||
| Lake Peipus | ||||||||
| Lämmijärv | ||||||||
| Lake Lasva | ||||||||
| Lasva | ||||||||
| Laukasoo Suurlaugas | 4 | Lääne-Viru | ||||||
| Lake Lavassaare | ||||||||
| Lavassaare | ||||||||
| Leevaku paisjärv | ||||||||
| Leigo | ||||||||
| Lihlhamne | 4.8 | Lääne | ||||||
| Limu Lake | 19.8 | |||||||
| Viitna Linajärv | 4.2 | |||||||
| Linnulaht | Saare | Earlier was a bay | ||||||
| Lake Lohja | ||||||||
| Lõõdla | ||||||||
| Lake Loosu | ||||||||
| Luigetiik | ||||||||
| Lüübnitsa umbjärv | ||||||||
| Lake Maardu | ||||||||
| Maardu | ||||||||
| Maksameri | ||||||||
| Lake Männiku | ||||||||
| Martiska Lake | 3.0 | |||||||
| Lake Meelva | ||||||||
| Mehikoorma Umbjärv | ||||||||
| Möldri meri | ||||||||
| Päidla Mõisajärv | 15.3 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1700 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District |  | |
| Mõrtsuka | 23.8 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2950 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District |  | |
| Päidla Mudajärv | 1.2 | 416 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District | ||||
| Mullutu laht | 412.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | |||||
| Lake Murati | ||||||||
| Murati | ||||||||
| Must-Jaala | 1.1 | Ida-Viru | ||||||
| Narva Reservoir | 10,226.8 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 209,484 |  | |||
| Neitsijärv | ||||||||
| Nikejärv | 4.0 | |||||||
| Niinsaare | ||||||||
| Noodasjärv | ||||||||
| Nootjärv | ||||||||
| Nõuni Lake | 81.7 | 14.7 | 6.1 | 5800 | Valga, Otepää | Largest lake of the Päidla Lake District |  | |
| Väike-Nõuni | 6.3 | 7 | 1025 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District | |||
| Näkijärv | 11.7 | 4.3 | 3 | 1420 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District |  | |
| Nüpli | ||||||||
| Nurme Lake | 20.5 | |||||||
| Oandu Lake | 3.5 | |||||||
| Oessaare Bay | formerly a bay | |||||||
| Pabra | ||||||||
| Paide Tehisjärv | ||||||||
| Lake Paidra | ||||||||
| Paidra | ||||||||
| Palojüri | ||||||||
| Pangodi Lake | ||||||||
| Pannjärv | ||||||||
| Pappjärv | ||||||||
| Paukjärv | ||||||||
| Paunküla Reservoir | 415.8 | 8.7 | 3,4 |  | ||||
| Peipus (Peipsi) | 351,144.9 | 17.6 | 8.0 | 788,410 |  | |||
| Pesujärv | ||||||||
| Petajärv | 3.5 | |||||||
| Piigandi Lake | ||||||||
| Pillapalu Kivijärv | 8.6 | |||||||
| Pskov (Pihkva) | ||||||||
| Piirakajärv | ||||||||
| Pillejärv | ||||||||
| Plaani Külajärv | ||||||||
| Poogandi Lake | ||||||||
| Lake Porkuni | ||||||||
| Porkuni | ||||||||
| Puide Reservoir | ||||||||
| Punane | 0.2 | Ida-Viru | ||||||
| Põrmujärv | ||||||||
| Prossa | ||||||||
| Pühajärv | 290.7 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 16,332 | Valga, Otepää |  | ||
| Pullijärv | ||||||||
| Purgatsi | 4.7 | Harju | ||||||
| Lake Raadi | ||||||||
| Rääkjärv | ||||||||
| Räätsma | ||||||||
| Räbi | 9.5 | 5 | 1577 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District |  | ||
| Lake Raku | ||||||||
| Lake Raigastvere | ||||||||
| Raigastvere | ||||||||
| Räpina paisjärv | ||||||||
| Ratasjärv | ||||||||
| Lake Ratva | ||||||||
| Ratva | ||||||||
| Riisipere Valgejärv | 10.9 | Harju | part of Valgejärve Landscape Conservation Area | |||||
| Riiska | 4.3 | Valga | ||||||
| Ropka | 8.5 | |||||||
| Roosna lake | 2.9 | |||||||
| Rõuge Liinjärv | ||||||||
| Rõuge Suurjärv | ||||||||
| Rõuge Valgjärv | ||||||||
| Saadjärv | 724.5 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 19,362 |  | |||
| Saare Lake | 27.0 | |||||||
| Selgjärv | ||||||||
| Šnelli tiik | ||||||||
| Soitsjärv | ||||||||
| Lake Soka (Saka Lake) | 21.5 | |||||||
| Sõmerpalu paisjärv | ||||||||
| Supilinna pond | ||||||||
| Sutlepa meri | ||||||||
| Suur-Kikkajärv | ||||||||
| Suur Pehmejärv | ||||||||
| Suurlaht | 531.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 16,173 | ||||
| Suur Saarjärv | 10.9 | |||||||
| Lake Tabina | ||||||||
| Tabina | ||||||||
| Lake Tamula | ||||||||
| Tamula | ||||||||
| Lake Tihu | ||||||||
| Tikste Lake | 1.7 | |||||||
| Toku Lake | 1.3 | |||||||
| Lake Tõhela | 338.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | |||||
| Tõlinõmme Lake | 6.5 | |||||||
| Lake Tooma | ||||||||
| Lake Tudu | ||||||||
| Ubajärv | ||||||||
| Uhtjärv | ||||||||
| Päidla Uibojärv | 2.2 | 4.6 | 675 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District | |||
| Lake Ülemiste | 940.9 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 15,219 |  | |||
| Lake Uljaste | ||||||||
| Üvarjärv | ||||||||
| Lake Vagula | 602.8 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 17,838 |  | |||
| Vähajärv | ||||||||
| Neeruti Vahejärv | 5.9 | |||||||
| Nelijärve Vahejärv | 3.4 | |||||||
| Vahtsõkivi Lake | 69.5 | 4.6 | Võru County, Antsla Parish | artificial | ||||
| Väike-Aavoja Reservoir | 5.5 | part of Aavoja | ||||||
| Päidla Väikejärv | 2.8 | 600 | Valga, Otepää | Päidla Lake District |  | |||
| Väike Karujärv | ||||||||
| Väike-Niinsaare | 0.6 | Ida-Viru | ||||||
| Väike-Palkna Lake | ||||||||
| Vaikne | ||||||||
| Väimela Alajärv | ||||||||
| Väimela Mäejärv | ||||||||
| Väinjärv | ||||||||
| Koorküla Valgjärv | 44.1 | |||||||
| Otepää Valgjärv | 60.0 | |||||||
| Nohipalu Valgjärv | 6.3 | |||||||
| Vällämäe Küläjärv | ||||||||
| Lake Vanamõisa | ||||||||
| Vasavere Lake | 41.5 | |||||||
| Vaskjala Reservoir | ||||||||
| Vaskna | ||||||||
| Vasula | 8.5 | |||||||
| Veisjärv | 481.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 9,047 | ||||
| Verevi Lake | ||||||||
| Veskijärv | ||||||||
| Viisjaagu Lake | 23.0 | |||||||
| Virtsiku | 2.1 | Ida-Viru | ||||||
| Viru Bog |  | |||||||
| Lake Viitina |  | |||||||
| Viitina | ||||||||
| Viitina Alajärv | ||||||||
| Lake Viitna | ||||||||
| Viitna | ||||||||
| Lake Viljandi | ||||||||
| Viljandi | ||||||||
| Virtsiku Lake | 2.1 | |||||||
| Virtsjärv | 7.5 | |||||||
| Lake Vissi | ||||||||
| Võngjärv | ||||||||
| Vöölameri | ||||||||
| Võrtsjärv | 26,901.5 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 130,874 |  |
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