Emajõgi River

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The Emajõgi River is a major waterway in southeastern Estonia that flows through the city of Tartu, connecting Lake Võrtsjärv with Lake Peipus.

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Emajõgi River canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Estonia
cityOnRiver Kavastu
Kärevere
Tartu
connects Lake Peipus
Lake Võrtsjärv
continent Europe
country Estonia
countryCapitalNearby Tallinn
surface form: Tallinn (not on the river)
crossedBy railway bridges near Tartu
roads in Tartu
drainageBasin Lake Peipus
surface form: Lake Peipus basin
ecosystemType freshwater river
flowsDirection generally eastward
flowsInto Lake Peipus
flowsThrough Tartu
hasBridge Kaarsild
Kroonuaia bridge
Turusild
Vabadussild
hasFloodplain Emajõe-Suursoo Nature Reserve
surface form: Emajõe Suursoo (Emajõgi large bog) floodplain area
hasPort Tartu river port
hasTributary Amme River
Elva River
Pedja River ONDG
languageOfName Estonian
length approximately 100 km
locatedIn Tartu County
Valga County
Võru County
southeastern Estonia
majorCityOnBanks Tartu
mouth Lake Peipus
nameMeaning Mother River in Estonian
navigable partly navigable
partOf Lake Võrtsjärv–Lake Peipus water system
passesThrough Tartu
surface form: Tartu city centre
region Baltic Sea region
surface form: Baltic region

Tartu County
surface form: Tartu region
source Lake Võrtsjärv
startsFrom Lake Võrtsjärv
usedFor recreation
small-scale shipping
tourism
waterwayRole major inland waterway of Estonia

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tartu locatedOnRiver Emajõgi River
Academia Gustaviana locatedOnRiver Emajõgi River
Tartu County containsRiver Emajõgi River
Southern Estonia hasRiver Emajõgi River
Tartu Cathedral ruins locatedNear Emajõgi River
Supilinn district locatedNear Emajõgi River
Supilinn district borderedBy Emajõgi River
Town Hall Square near Emajõgi River
subject surface form: Town Hall Square (Tartu)