Pirita
Top 8 in Top 10 Longest Rivers in Estonia
The Pirita (Estonian: Pirita jgi) is a 105-kilometer-long (65-mile) river in northern Estonia that flows into Tallinn Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland) near Pirita, Tallinn. The Pirita's basin covers 799 square kilometers.
The sailing events for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow were contested in Tallinn Bay, an estuary on the Gulf of Finland.
The Pirita is impounded at the Paunküla and Vaskjala Reservoirs as part of Tallinn's water supply system. Vaskjala's reservoir is connected to Tallinn's Lake Ülemiste through a canal, where the Ülemiste Water Treatment Plant is located. Pirita receives additional water from the Jägala, Soodla, and Pärnu rivers via a canal network that connects Pirita to Veskitaguse.
Length: 105 km (65 mi)
