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Pededze

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Native name
  
Pedetsi jõgi

Basin size
  
1,690 km (650 sq mi)

Discharge
  
12.2 m³/s

Source
  
Lake Kirikumäe

Country
  
Estonia

River mouth
  
Aiviekste

Length
  
159 km

Source elevation
  
108 m

Mouth
  
Aiviekste

Cities
  
Litene

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Main source
  
Lake Kirikumäe 108 m (354 ft)

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) and average discharge 12.2 m³/s. Pededze together with Aiviekste forms natural and historical border between Vidzeme and Latgale.

Map of Pedetsi j%C3%B5gi, V%C3%B5ru County, Estonia

References

Pededze Wikipedia