Paatsjoki
Paatsjoki - Pasvikelva - Paz Паз, Патсойоки, Patsojoki , Báhčeveaijohka , Paaččjokk |
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Harefossen |
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Water code | FI : 71, NO : 246.Z, RU : 02010000112101000000016 | |
location |
Troms og Finnmark ( Norway ), Murmansk Oblast ( Russia ), Lapland ( Finland ) |
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River system | Paatsjoki | |
origin | Lake Inarijärvi 68 ° 53 ′ 8 ″ N , 28 ° 17 ′ 35 ″ E |
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Source height | 118.7 m | |
muzzle | at Kirkenes in the Bøkfjord ( Varangerfjord , Barents Sea ) Coordinates: 69 ° 42 ′ 28 " N , 30 ° 6 ′ 4" E 69 ° 42 ′ 28 " N , 30 ° 6 ′ 4" E |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | 118.7 m | |
Bottom slope | 0.82 ‰ | |
length | 145 km | |
Catchment area | 14,512 km² | |
Discharge at the Rajakoski A Eo gauge : 14,600 km² |
MNQ 1956/1967 MQ 1956/1967 Mq 1956/1967 MHQ 1956/1967 |
134 m³ / s 157 m³ / s 10.8 l / (s km²) 177 m³ / s |
Discharge at the gauge Kaitakoski A Eo : 14,400 km² Location: 133 km above the mouth |
MNQ 1956/1985 MQ 1956/1985 Mq 1956/1985 MHQ 1956/1985 |
120 m³ / s 150 m³ / s 10.4 l / (s km²) 167 m³ / s |
Discharge at the Boris Gleb A Eo gauge : 18,300 km² Location: 5.5 km above the estuary |
MNQ 1968/1985 MQ 1968/1985 Mq 1968/1985 MHQ 1968/1985 |
143 m³ / s 177 m³ / s 9.7 l / (s km²) 230 m³ / s |
Reservoirs flowed through | Langvannet (Skogfoss), Harefossen (Boris Gleb) | |
Pasvikelva with the Elvenes bru near the mouth |
The river Paatsjoki ( Finnish ) or Pasvikelva ( Norwegian ) or Paz ( Russian - Паз, Патсойоки, Patsojoki ) ( Northern Sami Báhčeveaijohka ; Scoltsamian Paaččjokk ) flows through three states in the far north of Scandinavia. It drains the largest lake in Lapland , the Inarijärvi .
geography
Shortly after leaving Inarijärvi (German: "Inarisee") in Finland, the river flows through Russian territory, later it becomes the Norwegian - Russian border river. At Kirkenes it flows into the Bøkfjord , a branch of the Varangerfjord , in Elvenes , and finally into the Barents Sea .
Hydropower plants
There are seven hydropower plants along the river with an installed capacity of 275.9 MW and an annual output of around 1.475 TWh.
Surname | completion position |
Power in MW |
Annual output in GWh |
country |
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Kaitakoski | 1959 | 11.2 | 69 | Russia |
Janiskoski | 1951 | 30.5 | 208 | Russia |
Rajakoski | 1956 | 43.2 | 228 | Russia |
Hestefoss | 1970 | 47 | 215 | Russia |
Skogfoss | 1964 | 60 | 258 | Norway |
Melkefoss | 1978 | 26th | 129 | Norway |
Boris Gleb | 1963 | 56 | 272 | Russia |
history
The river only became a Norwegian-Russian border river after the Continuation War . Before that, the right bank of the river belonged to Finland.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ JÄRVIWIKI - Inarijärvi (71.111.1.001)
- ↑ rajavesikomissio - Suomen rajavesistöt ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 16 kB)
- ↑ Paatsjoki - Pasvikelva - Paz at the Rajakoski gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Paatsjoki - Pasvikelva - Paz at the Kaitakoski gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Paatsjoki - Pasvikelva - Paz at the Boris Gleb gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET