Pärnu (river)
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Pärnu Pärnu jõgi |
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 The Pärnu River near Lüüsten |
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| location | Estonia | |
| River system | Parnu | |
| source | near Roosna-Alliku ( Järva district ) | |
| muzzle | in the Bay of Pärnu on the Gulf of Riga Coordinates: 58 ° 22 ′ 40 ″ N , 24 ° 28 ′ 37 ″ E 58 ° 22 ′ 40 ″ N , 24 ° 28 ′ 37 ″ E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 144 km | |
| Catchment area | 6910 km² | |
| Outflow location: 26 km above the mouth |
MQ |
48.2 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Navesti , Reiu | |
| Right tributaries | Lintsi , Käru, Vändra, Sauga | |
| Medium-sized cities | Parnu | |
The Pärnu River ( Estonian Pärnu jõgi ) is the second longest river in Estonia with a length of 144 km after the Võhandu River .
The river has its source in the Pandivere ridge near Roosna-Alliku ( Järva district ) and flows over the Pärnu lowlands into the Baltic Sea bay of the same name . The tributaries on the right (from the upper reaches) are the Lintsi , Käru, Vändra and Sauga rivers , and Navesti and Reiu on the left .
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Web links
Commons : Pärnu - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Pärnu in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)