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Pededze

Coordinates: 56°36′52″N 25°45′30″E / 56.61444°N 25.75833°E / 56.61444; 25.75833
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Pededze
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Physical characteristics
MouthAiviekste
56°36′52″N 25°45′30″E / 56.61444°N 25.75833°E / 56.61444; 25.75833
Length159 km

The Pededze (Estonian: Pedetsi jõgi) is a river in Latvia and Estonia. It has a length of 159 km (99 mi) of which in Latvia 131 km and in Estonia 26 km. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Aiviekste, the source of Pededze is Lake Kirikumäe in the Haanja Uplands in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County, Estonia. The basin area of Pededze is 1,690 km² (1,523.3 km² in Latvia; 119 km² in Estonia)[1] and average discharge 12.2 m³/s.[2] Pededze together with Aiviekste forms natural and historical border between Vidzeme and Latgale.

References

  1. ^ "Koiva alamvesikonna veemajanduskava esimene etapp" (PDF) (in Estonian). Ministry of the Environment http://www.envir.ee. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Upe "Pededze"" (in Latvian). Laivošana.lv http://www.laivosana.lv. Retrieved 15 January 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)