Pededze

Pededze Pedetsi jõgi
Pededze near Litene.
Origin	Lake Kirikumäe 57°40′59″N 27°15′2″E / 57.68306°N 27.25056°E
Mouth	Aiviekste 56°36′52″N 25°45′30″E / 56.61444°N 25.75833°ECoordinates: 56°36′52″N 25°45′30″E / 56.61444°N 25.75833°E
Basin countries	Latvia, Estonia, Russia
Length	159 km
Source elevation	108 m
Avg. discharge	12.2 m³/s
Basin area	1,690 km²

The Pededze (Estonian: Pedetsi jõgi) is a river in Latvia and Estonia. It has a length of 159 km (99 mi) of which in Latvia 131 km and in Estonia 26 km. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Aiviekste, the source of Pededze is Lake Kirikumäe in the Haanja Uplands in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County, Estonia. The basin area of Pededze is 1,690 km² (1,523.3 km² in Latvia; 119 km² in Estonia)^[1] and average discharge 12.2 m³/s.^[2] Pededze together with Aiviekste forms natural and historical border between Vidzeme and Latgale.

References

1. "Koiva alamvesikonna veemajanduskava esimene etapp" (PDF) (in Estonian). Ministry of the Environment http://www.envir.ee. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. "Upe "Pededze"" (in Latvian). Laivošana.lv http://www.laivosana.lv. Retrieved 15 January 2010. External link in |publisher= (help)