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Also known as Pededze River, Pedetsi

The Pededze () is a river in Latvia and Estonia. It has a length of , of which 131 km flow through Latvia. It flows in a generally southern direction. It is a right tributary of the Aiviekste, and the source of the Pededze is Lake Kirikumäe in the Haanja Uplands in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County, Estonia. The basin area of the Pededze is 1,690 km2 (1,523.3 km2 in Latvia; 119 km2 in Estonia), and its average discharge is 12.2 m³/s. The Pededze, together with the Aiviekste, forms the natural and historical border between Vidzeme and Latgale.

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River.name
Pededze
River.image
Pededze pie Litenes.jpg
River.image_caption
The Pededze near Litene
River.source1_location
Lake Kirikumäe
River.mouth
Aiviekste
River.progression
Aiviekste→
River.subdivision_type1
Countries
River.length_km
159
River.basin_size_km2
1,690

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Elevation
190
Image
Pededze pie Litenes.jpg
Length
159
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Pededze
watershed area
1690
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The Pededze () is a river in Latvia and Estonia. It has a length of , of which 131 km flow through Latvia. It flows in a generally southern direction. It is a right tributary of the Aiviekste, and the source of the Pededze is Lake Kirikumäe in the Haanja Uplands in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County, Estonia. The basin area of the Pededze is 1,690 km2 (1,523.3 km2 in Latvia; 119 km2 in Estonia), and its average discharge is 12.2 m³/s. The Pededze, together with the Aiviekste, forms the natural and historical border between Vidzeme and Latgale.

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