Lake Peipus
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| Lake Peipus Peipsi järv Чудское озеро |
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| Location | Estonia, Russia |
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| Primary sources | Emajõgi, Velikaya |
| Primary outflows | Narva |
| Catchment area | 47,800 km² |
| Basin countries | Estonia, Russia |
| Surface area | 3,555 km² |
| Average depth | 7 m |
| Max-depth | 12.9 m |
| Water volume | 25 km³ |
| Shore length1 | 520 km |
| Surface elevation | 30 m |
| 1 Shore length is an imprecise measure which may not be standardized for this article. | |
Lake Peipus (Estonian: Peipsi järv, Russian: Чудское озеро (Chud Lake), German: Peipussee) is a large fresh water lake, on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe.
It is the fourth largest lake in Europe, after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia north of St. Petersburg, and Lake Vänern in Sweden, followed by Lake Saimaa and Lake Inari in Finland.
It covers 3,500 square kilometres, and has an average depth of 7m, the deepest point being 15m. The lake is used for fishing and recreation, but suffers from severe environmental degradation from industry.
In 1242 it was the site of the crucial Battle of Lake Peipus (known in Russia as Battle on the Ice) between the Teutonic Knights and Novgorodians under Alexander Nevski.
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