Navesti (river)

Navesti
The Navesti as it empties into the Pärnu.
Country	Estonia
Basin features
Main source	near Imavere 60.2 m (198 ft) 58°45′40.5″N 25°43′37.8″E / 58.761250°N 25.727167°E / 58.761250; 25.727167
River mouth	Pärnu 58°29′37.2″N 24°53′59.1″E / 58.493667°N 24.899750°E / 58.493667; 24.899750Coordinates: 58°29′37.2″N 24°53′59.1″E / 58.493667°N 24.899750°E / 58.493667; 24.899750
Basin size	3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)
Tributaries	Left: Halliste River, Räsna stream Right: Saarjõgi, Retla River, Räpu River
Physical characteristics
Length	100 km (62 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 27.9 m3/s (990 cu ft/s)

The Navesti (also known as Pala or Paala) is a 100 km (62 mi)-long-river in southwestern Estonia. It is the largest river by discharge that empties into the Pärnu (in its mouth the discharge is almost equal as Pärnu's). The source of the Navesti is near Imavere (between the villages of Jalametsa and Käsukonna) in Järva County. It flows generally west, and passes through three counties (Järva, Viljandi and Pärnu). Its confluence with the Pärnu is located near Tori in Jõesuu. The basin area of the Navesti is 3,000 km² (1,200 sq mi) and its average discharge 27.9 m³/s (990 cu ft/s).

Before the opening of the primeval Lake Võrtsjärv through the Emajõgi to the Lake Peipus, the Navesti river drained the Võrtsjärv.

There are up to 18 species of fish in the Navesti, including: bream, burbot, chub, dace, ide, perch, pike, river trout, roach and ruffe.