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Aiviekste floodplain in the middle of the river is a nature reserve as a habitat for birds and a home for rare plants. The fall of the river to the Aiviekste hydroelectric power station of Aiviekste is 1 m by 14 km, and only after that in the last 14 km it increases tenfold.
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449:Upesoga: boating in Aiviekste
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