Loobu (river)

Loobu
The Loobu near Porgaste.
Country Estonia
Physical characteristics
Main source Jõepere village in Pandivere
90 m (300 ft)
River mouth Eru Bay, Gulf of Finland
0 m (0 ft)
Length 62 km (39 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    2.5–3.0 m3/s (88–106 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Basin size 308 km2 (119 sq mi)

The Loobu is a river in Northern Estonia. Its source is about 12 km southwest from Rakvere in Lääne-Viru County and it drains into Eru Bay (part of Finnish Gulf) near the village of Vihasoo in Lahemaa National Park.

Its drainage basin is rather small and narrow, Loobu lacks any major tributaries.

At Joaveski, 10 km upstream from its mouth, the Loobu flows over the Baltic Klint, forming the Joaveski Waterfall.

Kadrina (population: 2,600) is the only significant settlement on the river.

References

  • (in Estonian) "Technical assistance for improvement of ecological quality of watercourses" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-11-14.

Coordinates: 59°34′14″N 25°47′49″E / 59.57056°N 25.79694°E / 59.57056; 25.79694

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