Pistojoki
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Pistojoki Pista , Писта, Пистайоки, Валда, Пистаёки |
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| Water code | FI : 74.01, RU : 02020000812102000003236 | |
| location |
Northern Ostrobothnia ( Finland ), Republic of Karelia ( Russia ) |
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| River system | Kem | |
| Drain over | Kem → White Sea | |
| origin | Lake Joukamojärvi 65 ° 50 ′ 28 ″ N , 29 ° 56 ′ 54 ″ E |
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| Source height | 252.2 m | |
| muzzle | in Lake Werchneje Kuito Coordinates: 65 ° 8 ′ 1 ″ N , 30 ° 26 ′ 18 ″ E 65 ° 8 ′ 1 ″ N , 30 ° 26 ′ 18 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 102.7 m | |
| Height difference | 149.5 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.4 ‰ | |
| length | 110 km | |
| Catchment area | 3190 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
4 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Ochta | |
| Flowing lakes | Vuolajärvi , Multijärvi , Pistojärvi | |
The Pistojoki ( Russian Писта, Пистайоки, Валда, Пистаёки Pista, Pistajoki, Valda, Pistajki ) is a 110 km long river in Finland and Russia .
It has its origins in Lake Joukamojärvi in the municipality of Kuusamo in the Finnish countryside of Northern Ostrobothnia . From there it flows in an easterly direction, crosses the Russian border and then flows through the Republic of Karelia . There he turns a little later to the south. It flows through Lake Pistojärvi and finally reaches the western end of Verkhneje Kuito . The catchment area of the Pistojoki is 3190 km². The river forms a headwaters of the Kem , which drains the Kuito Lakes to the White Sea . Larger Finnish lakes that drain to Joukamojärvi are the Muojärvi and Kuusamojärvi .