Purtse (river)
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Purtse Purtse jõgi |
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 The river at Lüganuse |
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| location | Estonia | |
| River system | Purtse | |
| source | Bog Punasoo | |
| muzzle | In the Gulf of Finland coordinates: 59 ° 26 ′ 9 " N , 26 ° 59 ′ 33" E 59 ° 26 ′ 9 " N , 26 ° 59 ′ 33" E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m
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| length | 51 km | |
| Catchment area | 810 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Kohtla | |
| Small towns | Lüganuse | |
The Purtse River ( Estonian Purtse jõgi ) is a river in northern Estonia .
description
The river Purtse has its source near the village of Tudu on the eastern edge of the Punasoo moor in the rural municipality of Vinni in the Lääne-Viru district . It flows into the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea .
The Purtse River is 51 km long. Its catchment area covers 810 km². Its average flow rate is 6.67 m³ / s.
The body of water is one of the rivers in Estonia with the most rapids .
Right tributary is the Kohtla River .
The Sillaoru hydropower plant (300 kW) is located on the river .
Before World War II , the river was known for its salmon . With the Soviet phosphorite mining and the subsequent environmental pollution, the fish became extinct.
Web links
- Full description (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.retked.ee/rafting/purtse-jogi/ ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
