Peipsiveere Nature Reserve ( et, Peipsiveere looduskaitseala) is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

Tartu County Tartu County ( et, Tartu maakond or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County. The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% ...

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

, located around the estuary of the Emajõgi River, on the southwestern coast of

Lake Peipus Lake Peipus ( et, Peipsi-Pihkva järv; russian: Чудско-Псковское озеро, Псковско-Чудское озеро, Chudsko-Pskovskoye ozero, Pskovsko-Chudskoye ozero); is the largest trans-boundary lake in Europe, lying on ...

. Peipsiveere Nature Reserve was established in 2013 by combining

Piirissaar Piirissaar (earlier ''Borka'', russian: Межа, translit=Mezha or Желачек, romanized: Zhelachek) is an Estonian island located in Lake Peipus. It belongs to Tartu County as the Tartu Parish. Piirissaar is the largest island in Lake ...

e, Emajõe and Emajõe-Suursoo protected areas.

References

Nature reserves in Estonia Geography of Tartu County Protected areas established in 2013 2013 establishments in Estonia Ramsar sites in Estonia {{estonia-geo-stub