Pededze

{{Short description|River in Estonia and Latvia}}

{{Expand Latvian|topic=geo|date=December 2009|Pededze}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Pededze

| native_name ={{native name|et|Pedetsi jõgi}}

| image = Pededze pie Litenes.jpg

| image_caption = The Pededze near Litene

| source1_location = Lake Kirikumäe

| source1_coordinates= {{Coord|57|40|59|N|27|15|2|E|region:EE}}

| mouth = Aiviekste

| mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|56.9372|26.8991|region:LV_type:river|display=inline,title}}

| progression = Aiviekste→ {{RDaugava}}

| subdivision_type1 = Countries

| subdivision_name1 = {{hlist|Latvia|Estonia|Russia}}

| length_km = 159

| source1_elevation = {{convert|108|m|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|12.2|m3/s|abbr=on}}

| basin_size_km2 = 1,690

}}

The Pededze ({{langx|et|Pedetsi jõgi}}) is a river in Latvia and Estonia. It has a length of {{convert|159|km|mi|abbr=on}}, of which 131 km flow through Latvia. It flows in a generally southern direction. It is a right tributary of the Aiviekste, and the source of the Pededze is Lake Kirikumäe in the Haanja Uplands in Vastseliina Parish, Võru County, Estonia. The basin area of the Pededze is 1,690 km² (1,523.3 km² in Latvia; 119 km² in Estonia),{{cite web|url=http://www.envir.ee/vesikonnad/static/files/130.koiva_vmk_esimese_etapi_aruanne.pdf|title=Koiva alamvesikonna veemajanduskava esimene etapp|publisher=www.envir.ee|pages=4|language=Estonian|accessdate=15 January 2010}} and its average discharge is 12.2 m³/s.{{cite web|url=http://www.laivosana.lv/pededze.htm|title=Upe "Pededze"|publisher=Laivošana.lv|language=Latvian|accessdate=15 January 2010}} The Pededze, together with the Aiviekste, forms the natural and historical border between Vidzeme and Latgale.