The Kasari is a river in western

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

that drains into

Matsalu Bay Matsalu Bay () is a bay in Lääne County, Estonia; the bay is part of Väinameri. The bay's area is 67 km2. The bay and its coast area is under protection ( Matsalu National Park). The bay is one of the most important wetland bird areas in ...

, which is part of

Väinameri The Väinameri (Estonian language, Estonian for ''Strait Sea'' or ''Sea of Straits''; ) or Väinameri Sea is a strait and sub-bay of the Baltic Sea, located between the West Estonian Archipelago and the Estonian mainland, within western Estonia. ...

. A 308-metre-long

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was built over it in 1904, and it was the longest concrete bridge in

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at the time. The river itself is 112 km long, and is the fourth-longest river in Estonia. The river is a home to a variety of fish, including pike and roach. Kasari jõgi 1.jpg, The Kasari River Kasari jõgi, 2007.jpg, The Kasari on its lower course Kasari jõe kärestik, vaade Teenuse sillalt.jpg, Riffle on the Kasari River Old Kasari Bridge.jpg, The historic Kasari Bridge Kasari luht 3.JPG, The Kasari

flood-meadow A flood-meadow (or floodmeadow) is an area of grassland or pasture beside a river, subject to seasonal flooding.Huhta, Ari‐Pekka, Rautio, Pasi (2014). Flood meadows in Finland - their development during the past century. '' Nordic Journal of ...

in spring at

Matsalu National Park Matsalu National Park (previously Matsalu Nature Reserve, , often just Matsalu) is a nature reserve and national park situated in the Lääne and Pärnu counties of Estonia. Matsalu National Park spans an area of , comprising Matsalu Bay, the K ...

References

Kasari Landforms of Lääne County Landforms of Rapla County {{Estonia-river-stub