Estonia's rivers are very small and among the country's seven hundred rivers, only nine can boast of overcoming the mark of one hundred kilometers.
Piusa river
Piusa passes through the territories of two states - the Republic of Estonia and Russia. The total length of the river bed is ninety-three kilometers. The division is as follows: Estonia owns eighty kilometers of Piusa; the share of the Russian territory accounted for a small thirteen kilometers. The total catchment area is 796 square kilometers.
The source of the river is located on Estonian lands in the waters of Lake Alasjärv (the village of Villa, located in the southwest direction from the village of Vastseliina - twelve kilometers). The river mouth is a mirror of Lake Peipsi, not far from the village of Budovizh. At the confluence, the Piusu divides, flowing into the lake in two branches.
The middle course of the river - eighteen kilometers between the villages of Vastseliina and Saetamme - runs along a beautiful hollow. It was she who became the place where the reserve was organized. It was founded in 1965 and covers an area with a total area of over nine square kilometers.
Võhandu river
Võhandu is the longest waterway in the republic. Its total length is equal to one hundred and sixty two kilometers. The source of Võhandu is located near the Estonian settlement of Saverna. After that, it transits through the depths of Lake Jiksi and completes the journey, connecting to the waters of the Warm Lake. This happens not far from the village of Võõpsu.
It is noteworthy that before Lake Vagula, residents call this river Pyhajõgi, but after its exit from its waters - Voo.
Vessels sail along the river along the section bounded by Lake Peipsi and the port located in the territory of the village of Võõpsu. Numerous streams are the main suppliers of water to Võhandu.
Parnu river
Pärnu is an Estonian river with a total length of one hundred and forty-four kilometers. The total catchment area is almost seven square kilometers. The source of the river is a miniature lake with a spring origin (not far from Roosno-Alliku), but it ends the Pärnu route, flowing into the waters of the Pärnus Bay (part of the Gulf of Riga, the Baltic water area).
The river is fed mixed. And if in the upper reaches, underground waters become suppliers, then in the lower reaches it is rains. The river does not always freeze over in winter. If this happens, then ice forms from about the second decade of December and lasts until the end of March.
The river is navigable only near its confluence. The river bed is blocked by dams in eleven places.
