Loobu River
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Loobu is river in Northern Estonia
. Its source is about 12 km southwest from Rakvere
in Lääne-Viru County and it drains into Eru Bay (part of Finnish Gulf) near the village of Vihasoo
in Lahemaa National Park
.
Its drainage basin
is rather small and narrow, Loobu lacks any major tributaries.
At Joaveski
, 10 km upstream from the river mouth, Loobu flows over the Baltic Klint
, forming the Joaveski waterfall.
Kadrina
(2600 inhabitants) is the only bigger settlement on the river.
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. Its source is about 12 km southwest from Rakvere
Rakvere
Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the county seat of Lääne-Viru County, 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland.-History:The earliest signs of human settlement dating back to the 3rd-5th centuries AD have been found on the present theatre hill. Probably to protect that settlement, a wooden...
in Lääne-Viru County and it drains into Eru Bay (part of Finnish Gulf) near the village of Vihasoo
Vihasoo
Vihasoo is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....
in Lahemaa National Park
Lahemaa National Park
Lahemaa National Park is located on Northern Estonia, 70 kilometers east from capital Tallinn. Its area covers 725 km² . It was the first national park of the former Soviet Union...
.
Its drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
is rather small and narrow, Loobu lacks any major tributaries.
At Joaveski
Joaveski
Joaveski is a village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia....
, 10 km upstream from the river mouth, Loobu flows over the Baltic Klint
Baltic Klint
The Baltic Klint is an erosional limestone escarpment on several islands of the Baltic Sea, in Estonia and in Leningrad Oblast of Russia...
, forming the Joaveski waterfall.
Kadrina
Kadrina
Kadrina is a small borough in Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kadrina Parish. Kadrina has a population of 2,471 ....
(2600 inhabitants) is the only bigger settlement on the river.