Väike-Emajõgi
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Väike-Emajõgi Вяйке Эмайыги |
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| location | Valga County , Estonia | |
| River system | Narva | |
| Drain over | Emajõgi → Narva → Gulf of Finland | |
| origin | from Lake Pühajärv 58 ° 0 ′ 59 ″ N , 26 ° 26 ′ 45 ″ E |
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| muzzle | at its southern tip in Võrtsjärv coordinates: 58 ° 6 ′ 9 ″ N , 26 ° 4 ′ 9 ″ E, 58 ° 6 ′ 9 ″ N , 26 ° 4 ′ 9 ″ E
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| length | 82 km | |
| Catchment area | 1380 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Pedeli , Visula , Ärnu | |
| Communities | Helmets | |
The Väike-Emajõgi (German name: Kleiner Embach ; Võro Väikene Imäjõgi ; Russian Вяйке Эмайыги ) is an 82 km long river in southern Estonia in Valga County .
The Väike-Emajõgi has its source in the Otepää ridge on Lake Pühajärv . It flows into Lake Võrtsjärv at its southern tip.
Its main tributary is the Pedeli River . Other left tributaries are the Visula and Arnu rivers .
The catchment area of the Väike-Emajõgi covers about 1380 km².
Historically, there were only watermills on the upper reaches of the river because of the low gradient in the lower reaches . A map from 1796 shows seven mills. The mausoleum built in 1823 for the Michael Andreas Barclay de Tollys family is located in the river valley near the village of Jõgeveste ( Helme municipality ) .
Web links
- Full description (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article Emajõgi in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)