Pededze

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.

Pededze
Pededze near Litene
Native namePedetsi jõgi
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLake Kirikumäe
  coordinates57°40′59″N 27°15′2″E
  elevation108 m (354 ft)
MouthAiviekste
  coordinates
56.9372°N 26.8991°E / 56.9372; 26.8991
Length159 km (99 mi)
Basin size1,690 km2 (650 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average12.2 m3/s (430 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionAivieksteDaugavaBaltic Sea

References

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


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