The Jänijõgi (, ) is a river in the Kõrvemaa region of

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

. It is a

right tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...

of the . The Jänijõgi originates west of

Ambla Ambla () is a small borough () in Järva County, in Järva Parish, in central Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Ambla Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 299. Gallery Ambla vallamaja 2008. aastal.jpg, A ...

, at the settlement of Käravete in

Ambla Parish Ambla () was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Järva County. It had a population of 2,423 (2006) and an area of . Populated places Small boroughs # Aravete: 1,003 #Ambla Ambla () is a small borough () in Järva County, in Järva Parish, ...

, 1.2 kilometers northwest of the crossroads, near the southeastern edge of the village of Kukevere. The upper reaches are wooded. The river passes through the village of

Jäneda Jäneda () is a small village in northern Estonia. It is located in Lääne-Viru County (from autumn 2005) and is a part of Tapa Parish, Tapa municipality. History Jäneda hill fort Jäneda hill fort was a hill fort used from the 10th to the ...

. Records going back to 1591 indicate that the Jäneda Mill on the river was in existence by then. The river is (or ) long, with a

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basin area of (or ). The

Tarvasjõgi The Tarvasjõgi is a river in Estonia. It is also called the Mõnuvere (). It is a tributary of the Jäneda (river), Jäneda, which in turn flows into the Jägala (river), Jägala and thence into the Baltic Sea. The Tarvasjõgi begins near the Pii ...

is a tributary of the Jänijõgi.

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