Velikaya (Lake Peipus)
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Velikaja Великая, Velikaja jõgi, Pihkva Emajõgi, Mudava |
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 Location of Velikaya in the catchment area of the Narva |
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| Water code | RU : 01030000112102000027628 | |
| location | Pskov Oblast ( Russia ) | |
| River system | Narva | |
| source | Heights of Beschanizy 56 ° 37 ′ 5 ″ N , 29 ° 38 ′ 41 ″ E |
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Peipussee Coordinates: 57 ° 52 '6 " N , 28 ° 6' 43" E 57 ° 52 '6 " N , 28 ° 6' 43" E |
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| Mouth height |
30 m
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| length | 430 km | |
| Catchment area | 25,200 km² | |
| Drain on level Pjatonowo |
MQ |
134 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Issa , Sinjaja ( Zilupe ), Utroja ( Rītupe ) | |
| Right tributaries | Sorot , Cheryokha River , Pskowa , Alolja | |
| Big cities | Pskov | |
| Medium-sized cities | Ostrow | |
| Small towns | Opochka | |
| Navigable | Lower reaches (40 km) | |
 The Velikaya in Pskov |
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 Velikaya |
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 Velikaya in the foreground, behind the Trinity Cathedral with Kremlin in Pskov |
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The Velikaja ( Russian Великая , Estonian Velikaja jõgi or Pihkva Emajõgi , Võro Pihkva Imäjõgi, Latvian Mudava ) is a river in western Russia .
The length of the river is 430 km. It rises in the mountain range of Beschanizy (Бежаницкая возвышенность). The Velikaya flows into Lake Peipus . At the lower reaches, the river is navigable for approx. 40 km.
The catchment area of the Velikaya is 25,200 km². It is mainly located in Pskov Oblast . Larger cities on the Velikaya are Pskow , Opotschka and Ostrow .
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