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The Emajõgi (; ) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
 which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv
Võrtsjärv

Lake V?rtsj?rv is a lake in southern Estonia with an area of 270 km? . The shallow lake is 33.7 m above sea level. The river Emaj?gi flows from Lake V?rtsj?rv to Lake Peipus....
 through Tartu County
Tartu County

Tartu County , or Tartumaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia.It is located in eastern Estonia bordering P?lva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and J?geva County....
 into Lake Peipus
Lake Peipus

Lake Peipsi-Pihkva , sometimes also called Peipus is the biggest International waters and fourth largest fresh water lake in Europe , on the border between Estonia and Russia....
, crossing the city of Tartu
Tartu

For the French captain, see Jean-Fran?ois TartuTartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned University of Tartu....
 for 10 km. It has a length of 101 km. The name Emajõgi means "Mother River" in Estonian
Estonian language

Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various ?migr? communities....
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The Emajõgi is sometimes called the Suur Emajõgi ("Great Emajõgi"), in contrast with the Väike Emajõgi
Väike Emajõgi

The V?ike Emaj?gi, is a river in southern Estonia that drains into V?rtsj?rv....
 ("Little Emajõgi"), another river which flows into the southern end of Lake Võrtsjärv.








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The Emajõgi (; ) is a river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
 in Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
 which flows from Lake Võrtsjärv
Võrtsjärv

Lake V?rtsj?rv is a lake in southern Estonia with an area of 270 km? . The shallow lake is 33.7 m above sea level. The river Emaj?gi flows from Lake V?rtsj?rv to Lake Peipus....
 through Tartu County
Tartu County

Tartu County , or Tartumaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia.It is located in eastern Estonia bordering P?lva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and J?geva County....
 into Lake Peipus
Lake Peipus

Lake Peipsi-Pihkva , sometimes also called Peipus is the biggest International waters and fourth largest fresh water lake in Europe , on the border between Estonia and Russia....
, crossing the city of Tartu
Tartu

For the French captain, see Jean-Fran?ois TartuTartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned University of Tartu....
 for 10 km. It has a length of 101 km. The name Emajõgi means "Mother River" in Estonian
Estonian language

Estonian is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1.1 million people in Estonia and tens of thousands in various ?migr? communities....
.

The Emajõgi is sometimes called the Suur Emajõgi ("Great Emajõgi"), in contrast with the Väike Emajõgi
Väike Emajõgi

The V?ike Emaj?gi, is a river in southern Estonia that drains into V?rtsj?rv....
 ("Little Emajõgi"), another river which flows into the southern end of Lake Võrtsjärv.

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