lake in Estonian SSR. Pl. 270 km2. Sr. of glub. 2,8 m, naib. G m. Coasts b. h. are low. Lake elongated with s. to Yu.
finishes on Yu. by the narrow molded edge, into which falls r. of
vyayke-Emayygi. In the North of part v. beret it began r. of
emayygi, which falls into Chudskoye Lake. In lower Holocene the
area v. was almost 3 times more, and drain from it occurred into the
Gulf of Riga. V. and Emayygi are navigable. Most important
trade fishes: bream, pike-perch, pike; the trade of
blackhead is developed. On the E. shore - Limnologich. the
station of the institute of zoology and botany AN east OF SSR.
