Sauga (river)
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The Sauga is a right-bank tributary of the Pärnu. It is 79.2 km long, starting near
Järvakandi Järvakandi (german: Jerwakant) is a borough ( et, alev) in central Estonia. Administratively it constituted Järvakandi Parish () until 2017 — a rural municipality within Rapla County. After the 2017 reforms of municipalities, it is now locat ...
and flowing into the Pärnu river in Pärnu. It has a drainage area of 576.5 km2. The river is a home to a variety of fish, including
northern pike The northern pike (''Esox lucius'') is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus '' Esox'' (the pikes). They are typical of brackish and fresh waters of the Northern Hemisphere (''i.e.'' holarctic in distribution). They are known simply as a ...
, common roach,
yellow perch The yellow perch (''Perca flavescens''), commonly referred to as perch, striped perch, American perch, American river perch or preacher is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. The yellow perch was described in 1814 by Samu ...
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* Geography of Pärnu Rivers of Estonia {{Estonia-river-stub