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Narva River Basin: Narva River, Emajogi, Lake Peipsi-Pihkva, Narva Reservoir, Velikaya River, Vortsjarv, Pedja River, Vaike Emajogi

Narva River Basin: Narva River, Emajogi, Lake Peipsi-Pihkva, Narva Reservoir, Velikaya River, Vortsjarv, Pedja River, Vaike Emajogi


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Chapters: Narva River, Emajogi, Lake Peipsi-Pihkva, Narva Reservoir, Velikaya River, Vortsjarv, Pedja River, Vaike Emajogi. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Narva River - The etymology of the toponym Narva is not clear, but according to the most common theory it comes from a Vepsian word narva meaning waterfall or stream. Narva River has its source in the northeastern end of Lake Peipsi, near the villages of Vasknarva (Estonia) and Skamya (Russia). There are a few more small villages in the upper section of the river, for example Permiskula and Kuningakula on the Estonian side and Omuti on the Russian side, but up to the city of Narva the shores of the river are mostly forested or marshy. The river is dammed entering Narva and Ivangorod, forming the Narva Reservoir, which extends up to 38 km upstream. Narva flows into Narva Bay near the Estonian town of Narva-Joesuu, third larger settlement on the river after Narva and Ivangorod. Plyussa River is the largest tributary, joining Narva at the Narva Reservoir. Between Narva and Ivangorod the river flows over the Baltic Klint, forming the Narva Waterfall, once among the most powerful in Europe. As before the falls the Kreenholm island divides the river into two branches, the falls consist of two sections: Kreenholm Falls to the west of the island (60 m in width, 6.5 m high with multiple terraces) and Joala Falls to the east (110 m in width, up to 6.5 m high). The Estonian-Russian border follows the eastern branch and goes through Joala Falls. Since the damming of the river in 1955 the waterfall is most of the time dry, water is let to flow in the original channel for up to a few days every year. Access to the waterfall is difficult as they are located in the border zone and the surrounding area on t...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=602448


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  • ISBN-13: 9781157360247
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 30
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 59 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1157360246
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Narva River, Emajogi, Lake Peipsi-Pihkva, Narva Reservoir, Velikaya River, Vortsjarv, Pedja River, Vaike Emajogi
  • Width: 229 mm


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