Piusa River
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 Härma wall on Piusa |
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| Origin | Plaani Külajärv |
| Mouth | Lake Pihkva |
| Basin countries | Estonia, Russia |
| Length | 109 km |
| Source elevation | 244 m |
| Mouth elevation | 30 m |
| Avg. discharge | 5.5-6.0 m³/s |
| Basin area | 796 km² |
Piusa (Russian: Пиуза, Пимжа) is a river in Southeastern Estonia and, for the last 14 km before draining into Lake Pihkva, in Pskov Oblast, Russia. For a 17-km-long section near Pechory Piusa is the border river between Estonia and the Russian Federation[1].
Piusa has the greatest drop of all Estonian rivers (214 meters).[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ (Estonian) "Piusa on Setomaa Emajõgi" (HTML). Eesti Loodus. http://www.loodusajakiri.ee/eesti_loodus/artikkel419_415.html. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "Landscape Reserve of Primeval Valley of Piusa River" (HTML). http://www.setomaa.ee/index.php?id=3416a75f4cea9109507cacd8e2f2aefc&object_id=787. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
Coordinates: 57°58′02″N 27°48′57″E / 57.96722°N 27.81583°E
