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The Jõelähtme River ( or ) is an
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 ...
n river in
Harju County Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...
. The river starts in Rasivere (
Anija Parish Anija Parish is a rural municipality in the eastern part of Harju County, Estonia. The administrative center of the parish is the town of Kehra, while the borough of Aegviidu and the village of Alavere are also notable. In total, the parish c ...
) and discharges into the
Jägala River Jägala may refer to: * Jägala, Estonia * Jägala (river), a river which runs through Jägala ** Jägala Falls, a waterfall along the river * Jägala concentration camp, a Nazi concentration camp ** Kalevi-Liiva killing fields outside the camp * J� ...
in
Jõelähtme Parish Jõelähtme Parish () is a municipality in Estonia. It was established in 1992 and is administratively part of the Harju County, in northwestern Estonia. The parish has a population of 6,969 and an area of , the population density is The admini ...
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Jägala Falls Jägala may refer to: *Jägala, Estonia *Jägala (river) The Jägala is a -long river in northern Estonia that flows into the Gulf of Finland in Jõesuu, Harju County. The river runs mostly northwest and through Järva and Harju counties. ...
. The length of the river is 49.2 km. The Jõelähtme River is one of the most significant subterranean rivers in Estonia; it flows underground through the Kostivere karst area for 2.5 km.


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Rivers of Estonia Landforms of Harju County {{Estonia-river-stub