Reiu (river)
| Reiu | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Countries | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Soka Lake |
| • coordinates | 57°58′44.53″N 24°47′25.76″E / 57.9790361°N 24.7904889°E |
| • elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pärnu River |
• coordinates | 58°22′0.3″N 24°35′36.97″E / 58.366750°N 24.5936028°E |
| Length | 73 km (45 mi) |
Basin size | 917 km2 (354 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 17.3 m3/s (610 cu ft/s) |
The Reiu is a 73 km (45 mi) long river in southwest Estonia. Its source is Lake Soka in Latvia. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Pärnu River, which it flows into near the city of Pärnu. The basin area of the Reiu is 917 km2, and its average discharge 17.3 m³/s.[1] Archaeologists have found stone age constructions on the banks of the river which they noted as potentially being one of the oldest such constructions in Estonia, dating back to roughly 5300BCE[2]
References
- ↑ "Pärnu River Basin Management Plan" (PDF). AS Maves. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
- ↑ "Estonia's archeological finds of the year to rewrite textbooks".