Lake Ülemiste
Lake Ülemiste | |
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Ülemiste järv ( Härjapea River | |
Catchment area | 99.24 km2 (38.32 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Estonia |
Max. length | 4.1 km (2.5 mi) |
Max. width | 3.2 km (2.0 mi) |
Surface area | 9.436 km2 (3.643 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
Max. depth | 4.2 m (14 ft) |
Shore length1 | 15.219 km (9.5 mi) |
Surface elevation | 35.7 m (117 ft) |
Settlements | Tallinn |
References | [1] |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
Lake Ülemiste (
The Tallinn Water Company, AS Tallinna Vesi, has a treatment plant on the north shore of the lake which supplies 90% of the water to the city. The remaining 10% comes from ground water wells, which are maintained as a backup in case the lake becomes contaminated. On 18 March 2010, a
Administratively, Lake Ülemiste is part of Tallinn's central district Kesklinn, and constitutes Ülemistejärve subdistrict with its neighbouring forests. As of 1 January 2014[update], the population of the subdistrict is 203.[3]
Mythology and fiction
In the lake there is boulder called Lindakivi ("Linda's rock"). In
The mythological "Ülemiste Elder" (Estonian: Ülemiste vanake) is believed to live in the lake. If anyone should meet him, then he is believed to ask: "Is Tallinn ready yet?". If then the other person answered "yes", then he would flood the city, and so according to the myth, the necessary response is "No, there is much to be done yet".[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Ülemiste järv" (in Estonian). EELIS – Estonian Nature Infosystem. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ Accident: Exin AN26 at Tallinn on Mar 18th 2010, gear and engine trouble
- ^ "Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2014". Tallinn City Government. p. 52. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2014.