Võrtsjärv

Also known as Lake Võrtsjärv

thumb|Location in Estonia Võrtsjärv ( ; English: Lake Võrts, ) is a lake in southern Estonia with an area of 270 km² (104 mi²).

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Body of water.name: Võrtsjärv
Body of water.image: Rõngu jõe suue 2007.jpg
Body of water.caption: Võrtsjärv by a river mouth near Rõngu
Body of water.location: Estonia
Body of water.inflow: Väike EmajõgiTänassilmaÕhneTarvastu
Body of water.outflow: Emajõgi
Body of water.basin_countries: Estonia, Latvia
Body of water.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Europe##Location within the Baltic Sea region##Location within Estonia
Body of water.pushpin_map: Europe#Baltic Sea#Estonia

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Wikidata facts

Area: 269.19
Elevation: 33
Image: Voerts.jpg
Width: 14.8
Length: 34.8
Perimeter: 130.48

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Commons category: Võrtsjärv
residence time of water: 1
vertical depth: 6
volume as quantity: 750000000
watershed area: 3380
native label: Võrtsjärv

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thumb|Location in Estonia Võrtsjärv ( ; English: Lake Võrts, ) is a lake in southern Estonia with an area of 270 km² (104 mi²).

It is the second-largest lake in Estonia (after Lake Peipus), and it is the largest lake entirely within Estonia. The shallow lake is 33.7 m (111 ft) above sea level. The Emajõgi River flows from Võrtsjärv to Lake Peipus.