Wet nurse (river)

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nurse
Lower course of the Amme river

Lower course of the Amme river

Data
location Estonia
River system Narva
Drain over Emajõgi  → Narva  → Baltic Sea
Source lake Kuremaa järv ( Jõgeva County )
58 ° 42 ′ 10 ″  N , 26 ° 34 ′ 27 ″  E
muzzle near Lammiku ( Tartu district ) in the Emajõgi coordinates: 58 ° 27 ′ 42 "  N , 26 ° 35 ′ 48"  E 58 ° 27 ′ 42 "  N , 26 ° 35 ′ 48"  E
Height difference 51.6 m
Bottom slope 0.87 ‰
length 59 km
Catchment area 501 km²
Right tributaries Mudajõgi
Communities Palamuse

The Nurse River ( Estonian Nurse jõgi ) is a 59 km long river in Estonia .

Its catchment area covers 501 km². The river covers a gradient of 51.6 m. The tributaries are Kõla oja, Nava oja, Kirjasoo peakraav, Vara oja, Preedi oja, Lubja oja, Vedu peakraav, Kõrveküla kraav and Mudajõgi . At the Amme river flows u. a. through the village of Palamuse .

The Nurse River has its source in Lake Kuremaa ( Kuremaa järv ). It flows into the Emajõgi (German Embach ). Near the mouth of which was located until its destruction in 1558 Cistercian - Kärkna Abbey , the largest moated castle on the territory of present-day Estonia.

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