the rivers of estonia
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The rivers of Estonia
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● We have over 7000 rivers in Estonia, but only 10 of them are over 100 km long
● The Vigala River is the longest river in Rapla County. It is 95 km long
● It begins in Keava bog, Rapla county and it takes its waters into the Kasari river, and together with it into Matsalu bay in the Baltic Sea.
● The river is very close to our school● http://kaart.otsing.delfi.ee/index.php?id=1&uid=3f22ffeab47138584700607e9674f067#tc3
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The Vigala river (Vigala jõgi)
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The Vigala River flows through the town of Rapla
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In the river and on the riverbanks grow lots of plants
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Poisonous climbing nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)
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Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
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Water mint (Mentha aquatica)
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Yellow iris(Iris pseudacorus)
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Forget-me-not flower(Myosotis scorpioides)
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Yellow marsh marigold(Caltha palustris)
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Reed (Phragmites australis)
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Aspen (Populus tremula),downy birch (Betula pubescens)
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Hop (Humulus lupulus)
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Grey alder (Alnus incana)
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Bird cherry (Padus avium)
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Some mushrooms as well
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In the river and on the riverbanks also live a lot of animals
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Painter’s mussel (Unio pictorum)
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Toad (Bufo Bufo)
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Frog (Rana arvalis)
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
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.According to the local fishermen, the
following fishes live in the river:● pike (Esox lucius)● perch (Perca fluviatilis)● vimba bream (Vimba
vimba)● roach (Rutilus rutilus)● burbot (Lota lota)
● hub (Leuciscus cephalus)
● tench (Tinca tinca)● carp (Cyprinus carpios)● bleak (Alburnus
alburnus)
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Beavers (Castor fiber) world
Beavers build dams For this, they fall trees
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Beavers are skilled tree - cutters● http://www.naturetour
s.ee/?page=3367
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Beavers dam
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Beavers lodge
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And someone`s home...
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People also act on the banks of the river
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They build their homes here
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In Rapla you can find River(Jõe) Street.
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Along the neat riverside promenade you can...
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... walk,
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...rest,
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...climb,
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... ride a bicycle
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Lots of Rapla’s historic and important buildings are located near
the river:
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Historic Stone Bridge
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Church
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Hospital
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Bank
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Pharmacy
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In teaching process the river is an inexhaustible field of research
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The students studying the small organisms of the river
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We specified these creatures using the binoculars
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And drew them
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Pond snail (Lymnea stagnalis)
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Caddisfly (Limnephilus flavicornis) larva
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Cyclops (Cyclops )
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Waterflea Mosquito(Daphnia) (Culicidae)larva
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Arrhenurrus(Arrenurrus)
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Larva of pale evening dun (Procloeon bifidum )
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Woodlouse (Asellus)
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●
All photos in this presentation are originals( except beaver),
photographed or painted by our team. The work lasted from
September 2010 to March 2011, but some photos were taken last
spring.●
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The following children from Form 4 helped to complete the presentation:
Mikk-Sander Kristjan
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Tõnis-Aleks, Anna-Maria, Aileen
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Thanks for your attention!