Reiu
| Reiu | ||
 View of the upper reaches of the Reiu River at the Viisireiu watermill |
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| Data | ||
| location | Latvia , Estonia | |
| River system | Parnu | |
| Drain over | Pärnu → Gulf of Riga | |
| source |
Sakas 57 ° 58 ′ 44 " N , 24 ° 47 ′ 25" E |
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| Source height | 50.4 m | |
| muzzle | southwest of Paikuse in the Pärnu Coordinates: 58 ° 22 '1 " N , 24 ° 35' 34" E 58 ° 22 '1 " N , 24 ° 35' 34" E |
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| Height difference | 50 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.68 ‰ | |
| length | 73 km | |
| Catchment area | 917 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Ura | |
| Right tributaries | Vaskjõgi , Lähkma , Humalaste | |
The Reiu (Reidenhofsche Bach; Estonian Reiu jõgi ) is a 73 km long river in Estonia . It is a left tributary of the Pärnu and flows on both Latvian and Estonian territory.
Its gradient is 50 m, the catchment area 917 km².
The Reiu River lies in the Pärnu Basin. It rises in the 95 hectare Latvian spring lake Sakas (Estonian Soka) and flows southwest of the village Paikuse into the Pärnu, 9.1 km before its mouth into the Baltic Sea .
The river has numerous tributaries. The most important are Vaskjõgi , Lähkma , Humalaste on the right and the Ura on the left.
The Reiu is known for its brown trout , pike and roach .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Full description (Estonian)
Commons : Reiu River - collection of images, videos and audio files
