Lake Võrtsjärv
Lake Võrtsjärv
Scientific editors
Juta Haberman
Ervin Pihu
Anto Raukas
Liis Sommer
The outline
Rural municipalities
River geology
Shores
Flows
Temperature
Planktonic algae
Fishes
Animals
Lake Võrtsjärv is a lake in southern Estonia with an area
of 270 km² . It is the second largest lake of Estonia. The
shallow lake is 33.7 m above sea level. The
river Emajõgi flows from Lake Võrtsjärv to Lake Peipsi.
Lake Võrtsjärv area comprises seven rural municipalities bordering the water,