Paatsjoki

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Paatsjoki - Pasvikelva - Paz
Паз, Патсойоки, Patsojoki , Báhčeveaijohka , Paaččjokk
Harefossen

Harefossen

Data
Water code FI : 71, NO : 246.Z, RU02010000112101000000016
location Troms og Finnmark ( Norway ),
Murmansk Oblast ( Russia ),
Lapland ( Finland )
River system Paatsjoki
origin Lake Inarijärvi
68 ° 53 ′ 8 ″  N , 28 ° 17 ′ 35 ″  E
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
Mouth height 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

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
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

Commons : Paatsjoki - Pasvikelva - Paz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. JÄRVIWIKI - Inarijärvi (71.111.1.001)
  2. 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) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rajavesikomissio.fi
  3. Paatsjoki - Pasvikelva - Paz at the Rajakoski gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  4. Paatsjoki - Pasvikelva - Paz at the Kaitakoski gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  5. Paatsjoki - Pasvikelva - Paz at the Boris Gleb gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET