Piusa (river)
The Piusa (Russian: Пиуза Piuza or Пимжа Pimzha) is a river in southeastern Estonia and, for the last 14 km before draining into Lake Pihkva, in Pskov Oblast, Russia. For a 17 km section near Pechory, the Piusa is the border river between Estonia and Russia.
The Piusa has the greatest drop of all Estonian rivers (214 metres).
See also
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References
- ^ "Piusa on Setomaa Emajõgi". Eesti Loodus (in Estonian). Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "Landscape Reserve of Primeval Valley of Piusa River". Archived from the original on 2007-09-02. Retrieved 2008-11-15.