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River in Estonia
Pirita
The Pirita river near its mouth in Pirita, Tallinn
Location
CountryEstonia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPususoo, Järva County
 • elevation75 m (246 ft)
Mouth 
 • locationTallinn Bay, Gulf of Finland
Length105 km (65 mi)
Basin size799 km (308 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average8 m/s (280 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftKuivajõgi, Tuhala
 • rightLeivajõgi

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 km.

For the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, the estuary to the Gulf of Finland at Tallinn Bay hosted the sailing events.

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 Spring flooding on the headwaters in Kose
  • Pedestrian bridge in Kose Pedestrian bridge in Kose
  • Aerial view of the Pirita near Jüri Aerial view of the Pirita near Jüri
  • Arch bridge over the frozen Pirita in winter in Kose Arch bridge over the frozen Pirita in winter in Kose

References

  1. "Pirita jõgi" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee http://www.eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 23 November 2009. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. 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 / 59.4645194; 24.8350667

Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics (Moscow)
Central Lenin Stadium Area
Olympiysky Sports Complex
Northwestern Planning Zone
Eastern Planning Zone
Football venues
Other venues
Olympic venues in sailing
20th century
21st century


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