Navesti (river)

Navesti
The Navesti as it empties into the Pärnu
Location
Country	Estonia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Imavere
• coordinates	58°45′40.5″N 25°43′37.8″E / 58.761250°N 25.727167°E / 58.761250; 25.727167
• elevation	60.2 m (198 ft)
Mouth
• location	Pärnu
• coordinates	58°29′37.2″N 24°53′59.1″E / 58.493667°N 24.899750°E / 58.493667; 24.899750
Length	100 km (62 mi)
Basin size	3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	27.9 m3/s (990 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Halliste River, Räsna stream
• right	Saarjõgi, Retla River, Räpu River

The Navesti (also known as Pala or Paala) is a 100 km (62 mi)-long-river in southwestern Estonia. It is the largest river by discharge that empties into the Pärnu (at its mouth the discharge is almost equal to that of the Pärnu). The source of the Navesti is near Imavere (between the villages of Jalametsa and Käsukonna) in Järva County.^[1] It flows generally west, and passes through three counties (Järva, Viljandi, and Pärnu). Its confluence with the Pärnu is located near Tori in Jõesuu. The basin area of the Navesti is 3,000 km² (1,200 sq mi) and its average discharge 27.9 m³/s (990 cu ft/s).^[2]

Before the opening of primeval Lake Võrts through the Emajõgi to Lake Peipus, the Navesti River drained the Võrtsjärv.