Lake Maardu

Lake Maardu (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, max. depth is 3.7 m and the lake is 33 m above sea level.

Lake Maardu was a natural body of water before 1894, when the landowner of Maardu Manor, Otto von Brevern, dug a ditch (Kroodi stream) to the sea and the lake was emptied. It was restored in 1939.

The village of Maardu with Maardu Manor is located on the southeastern side of the lake.