Pärnu (river)
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 .
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)