The Loobu is a 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.

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Loobu
The Loobu near Porgaste
Location
Country	Estonia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Jõepere village in Pandivere
• elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Mouth
• location	Eru Bay, Gulf of Finland
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	62 km (39 mi)
Basin size	308 km2 (119 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	2.5–3.0 m3/s (88–106 cu ft/s)

Its drainage basin is rather small and narrow, Loobu lacks any major tributaries.

At Joaveski, 10 km upstream from its mouth, the Loobu flows over the Baltic Klint, forming the Joaveski Waterfall.

Kadrina (population: 2,600) is the only significant settlement on the river.

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loobu.

• 
  Undla impounded lake on the Loobu
• 
  A fish ladder on the Loobu
• 
  The Joaveski Waterfall

References

• "Technical assistance for improvement of ecological quality of watercourses" (PDF) (in Estonian). Retrieved 2008-11-14.

На других языках

[de] Loobu (Fluss)

[ru] Лообу (река)