Narva (river)

Narva
The Narva flowing between Hermann Castle and Ivangorod Fortress
Map of the Narva and Lake Peipus basins
Native name	Narva jõgi (Estonian) Нарва (Russian)
Location
Countries	Estonia Russia
Cities	Narva Ivangorod Narva-Jõesuu
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Peipus
• coordinates	58°59′14″N 27°43′50″E / 58.98722°N 27.73056°E / 58.98722; 27.73056
• elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Mouth	Narva Bay in Finnish Gulf
• coordinates	59°28′14″N 28°02′37″E / 59.47056°N 28.04361°E / 59.47056; 28.04361
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	77 km (48 mi)
Basin size	56,225 km2 (21,709 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	400 m3/s (14,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Jaama, Poruni, Mustajõgi
• right	Plyussa, Rosson
Basin countries	Russia (62.9%), Estonia (30.5%), Latvia (6.6%),[1] Belarus (minute share)(see map)

The Narva^[a], formerly also Narwa or Narova, flows 77 kilometres (48 mi) north into the Baltic Sea and is the largest Estonian river by discharge. A similar length of land far to the south, together with it and a much longer intermediate lake, Lake Peipus, all together nowadays form the international border between Estonia and Russia.

The river gives its name to the archaeological (Neolithic) Narva culture, as well as the city of Narva. Narva is the third most populous urban area in Estonia, and nowadays faces the Russian town of Ivangorod right across the border over the river.

At the coast the river passes part of the resort of Narva-Jõesuu. Its mouth opens into WNW-facing Narva Bay of the Gulf of Finland. Narva gives the second-greatest discharge into the Gulf of Finland (the greatest discharge comes from the Neva River).

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