Lake Kanariku


Lake Kanariku is a lake in Estonia. It is not open for public use.

Names

According to the linguist Evar Saar, the lake bore three names. The name Verijärv literally means 'Blood Lake'; however, based on study of another lake with the same name and the village of Verijärve, it is unlikely that the lake is named after blood. Fieldwork determined that older people preferred the name Kanariku järv 'Lake Kanariku' and younger people Parksepa järv 'Lake Parksepa'. Based on this, the Place Names Council decided to adopt the name Kanariku järv 'Lake Kanariku' as the standardized name for the lake.

Physical description

The lake covers an area of, with a length of and a shoreline measuring. It is fed by Kanariku Creek.