Piusa (river)
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| Piusa | |
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| File:Härma mäemine müür.JPG The Härma rock face on the Piusa | |
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| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Plaani Külajärv |
| • elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Mouth | Lake Peipus (Pihkva) |
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• elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Length | 109 km (68 mi) |
| Basin size | 796 km2 (307 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.5–6.0 m3/s (190–210 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Peipus→ Narva→ Gulf of Finland |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Pelska |
The Piusa (Russian: Пиуза Piuza or Пимжа Pimzha) 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 section near Pechory, the Piusa is the border river between Estonia and Russia.[1]
The Piusa has the greatest drop of all Estonian rivers (214 metres).[2]
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