The Pirita (Estonian: Pirita jõgi) is a 105 km (65 mi) long river in northern Estonia that drains into Tallinn Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland) in Pirita, Tallinn. The basin area of the Pirita is 799 km2.[1]
| Pirita | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pususoo, Järva County |
| • elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tallinn Bay, Gulf of Finland |
| Length | 105 km (65 mi) |
| Basin size | 799 km2 (308 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 8 m3/s (280 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kuivajõgi, Tuhala |
| • right | Leivajõgi |
For the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, the estuary to the Gulf of Finland at Tallinn Bay hosted the sailing events.[2]
As part of the Tallinn water supply system, the Pirita is impounded into the Paunküla and Vaskjala Reservoirs. The reservoir in Vaskjala is connected over a canal to the Lake Ülemiste in Tallinn, where the Ülemiste Water Treatment Plant is situated. Additional water is directed to the Pirita from the Jägala, Soodla and Pärnu rivers through a canal network that joins the Pirita in Veskitaguse.
-
Spring flooding on the headwaters in Kose -
Pedestrian bridge in Kose -
Aerial view of the Pirita near Jüri -
Arch bridge over the frozen Pirita in winter in Kose
References
edit- ^ "Pirita jõgi" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee http://www.eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ 1980 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. pp. 241-58.
59°27′52.27″N 24°50′6.24″E / 59.4645194°N 24.8350667°E
 | This Harju County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Tallinn location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Summer Olympics venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |