Emajõgi
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Emajõgi Suur-Emajõgi, Эмайыги |
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.jpg) Emajõgi near Tartu |
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| location | Estonia | |
| River system | Narva | |
| Drain over | Narva → Gulf of Finland | |
| origin | Lake Võrtsjärv 58 ° 0 ′ 59 ″ N , 26 ° 26 ′ 45 ″ E |
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| Source height | 33 m | |
| muzzle | in the Peipussee Coordinates: 58 ° 26 ′ 21 ″ N , 27 ° 14 ′ 43 ″ E 58 ° 26 ′ 21 ″ N , 27 ° 14 ′ 43 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 30 m | |
| Height difference | 3 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.03 ‰ | |
| length | 101 km (including the source river Väike-Emajõgi 218 km) | |
| Catchment area | 9960 km² | |
| Drain |
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71.6 m³ / s |
| Flowing lakes | Võrtsjärv | |
| Big cities | Tartu | |
 Course of the Emajõgi (Эмайыги) in the catchment area of the Narva |
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Emajõgi (translated: "mother river", German name: Embach ; Russian Эмайыги ) is the longest river in Estonia .
It begins as Väike Emajõgi (Little Embach) on Pühajärv near the winter sports resort Otepää and is fed by various streams in Tartu and Võru County . Among other things, it is reinforced by the Pedeli River ( paddle , largest tributary) and, after the Purtsi jõgi finally joins it, flows into the Võrtsjärv ( Wirzsee ), from which it emerges as (Suur) Emajõgi (Eng .: Great Embach ).
It flows through the city of Tartu , is navigable from here on even for larger ships and flows into the Peipus Sea from which the Narva emerges in the north as a border river between Estonia and Russia and flows into the Baltic Sea after approx. 60 km .
The Emajõgi is very rich in fish. Among its tributaries, the Wassula ( Visula ?) And the Elva ( Elwa or Ullila ) should be emphasized. The length of the river, including its course through Võrtsjärv, is 260 kilometers.
The Warbeck Bishop's Castle is nearby .
