Lake Räpina is a lake in Räpina Parish, in the district of Polva in Estonia. It is in the southeast of the country close to the border with Russia. The entirety of the lake was added to the environmental register as an important habitat for bats.[1] At the southern end of the lake is Estonia's oldest and still operating paper factory.[2]
| Räpina paisjärv | |
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.png)  Räpina paisjärv | |
| Location | Põlva County |
| Coordinates | 58°06′00″N 27°27′11″E / 58.100°N 27.453°E |
| Primary inflows | Võhandu |
| Catchment area | 1,131 km2 (437 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Estonia |
| Surface area | 19.3 hectares (48 acres) |
| Max. depth | 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) |
| Shore length1 | 3,425 metres (11,237 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
See also
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edit- ^ "PEIPSIMAA KAMPAANIA: LOQUIZ ORIENTEERUMISRAJA KÜSIMUSED" (PDF). 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Räpina paper factory". Industrial Heritage for Tourism. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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