Kaave (river)
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Kaave Kaave jõgi, (Kawascher Bach) |
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| location | Estonia | |
| River system | Narva | |
| Drain over | Pedja → Emajõgi → Narva → Baltic Sea | |
| source | Vaimastvere bog 58 ° 48 ′ 40 ″ N , 26 ° 16 ′ 2 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 86 m | |
| muzzle | at Puurmani in the Pedja river Coordinates: 58 ° 34 ′ 37 " N , 26 ° 17 ′ 49" E 58 ° 34 ′ 37 " N , 26 ° 17 ′ 49" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 42 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 44 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.2 ‰ | |
| length | 38 km | |
| Catchment area | 138 km² | |
| Small towns | Saduküla , Puurmani | |
| Communities | Kaave | |
The river Kaave ( Estonian Kaave jõgi ; historical German name "Kawascher Bach") flows in the Jõgeva district in central Estonia .
description
The Kaave River is 38 kilometers long. Its catchment area covers 138 km². The most important tributary is the Lombiväla stream ( Lombiväla oja ).
The river has its source in the Vaimastvere moor ( Vaimastvere raba ), about four kilometers south of the village of Kärde. On the upper reaches it flows mainly through deserted forests and moorlands, on the lower reaches through arable land. The Kaave is a right tributary of the Pedja , the mouth is at Puurmani .
There are numerous brown trout, especially in the middle reaches . The lower reaches are also very rich in fish. The name of the river comes from the village of Kaave (rural municipality Pajusi ). The river was first mentioned in 1411 under the name Kaffenbeke .
Web links
- Full description (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Kaave jõgi. (No longer available online.) EestiTurism.ee, 2011, archived from the original on January 31, 2016 ; Retrieved February 19, 2011 (Estonian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Livonian goods documents. Volume 1. Ed. By Hermann von Bruiningk and Nicolaus Busch. Riga 1908, p. 181
