Piusa (river)

River in Estonia

Piusa

The Härma rock face on the Piusa

Location
Countries|

* Estonia
* Russia

Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Plaani Külajärv
• elevation| 244 m (801 ft)
Mouth| Lake Peipus (Pihkva)

• coordinates

| 57°58′02″N 27°48′57″E﻿ / ﻿57.96722°N 27.81583°E﻿ / 57.96722; 27.81583

• 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]

## See also

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* Piusa River Hiking Trail
* Piusa Ancient Valley Holiday Complex

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## References

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1. ^ "Piusa on Setomaa Emajõgi". Eesti Loodus (in Estonian). Retrieved 2008-11-15.
2. ^ "Landscape Reserve of Primeval Valley of Piusa River". Archived from the original on 2007-09-02. Retrieved 2008-11-15.

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