List of rivers of Latvia facts for kids
Latvia is a beautiful country in Europe, and it has many rivers! Rivers are like natural highways for water, flowing across the land and eventually reaching the sea. They are super important for nature, animals, and even for people. Rivers provide water for drinking, help farmers grow food, and are great places for fishing or boating. Let's explore some of the amazing rivers that flow through Latvia!
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Latvia's Longest Rivers
Latvia has many rivers, but some are much longer than others! Here's a look at the longest rivers that flow through Latvia.
- Name: The name of the river.
- Length in Latvia: How many kilometers of the river are inside Latvia.
- Total Length: The river's full length, even if it flows through other countries.
- Basin: The total area of land where all the rain and snow eventually drain into this river.
- Mouth: Where the river ends, usually flowing into a larger river, a lake, or the sea.
Name | Length in Latvia (km) | Total length (km) | Basin (km2) | Mouth |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gauja | 452 | 452 | 8,900 | Gulf of Riga |
Daugava | 357 | 1,020 | 87,900 | Gulf of Riga |
Ogre | 188 | 188 | 1,730 | Daugava |
Venta | 176 | 346 | 11,800 | Baltic Sea |
Iecava | 136 | 136 | 1,166 | Lielupe |
Pededze | 131 | 159 | 1,690 | Aiviekste |
Abava | 129 | 129 | 2,042 | Venta |
Lielupe | 119 | 119 | 17,600 | Gulf of Riga |
Rēzekne | 116 | 116 | 2,066 | Aiviekste |
Mēmele | 115 | 191 | 4,050 | Lielupe |
Aiviekste | 114 | 114 | 9,300 | Daugava |
Bērze | 109 | 109 | 915 | Svēte |
Dubna | 105 | 105 | 2,780 | Daugava |
A-Z List of Latvian Rivers
Here is a list of many rivers found in Latvia, organized from A to Z.
A
- Abava
- Acupīte
- Aiviekste
- Amata
- Ataša
B
- Bārta
- Bērze
- Buļļupe
C
- Cena
- Ceraukste
D
- Dārzupīte
- Daugava
- Dienvidsusēja
- Donaviņa
- Dubna
- Dvina
E
- Engure
- Eleja
F
- Feimanka
G
- Gauja
H
- Hapaka grāvis
I
- Iecava
- Irbe River
J
- Jugla River
- Jumara
K
- Krievupe
- Kūkova
- Kurjanka
L
- Langa
- Lielā Jugla
- Lielupe
- Liepupe
- Lašupe
- Lošupe
- Ludza
M
- Malta
- Mārupīte
- Mazā Daugava
- Mazā Jugla
- Mēmele
- Mergupe
- Mīlgrāvis
- Misa
- Mūsa
N
- Neretiņa
O
- Odze
- Ogre
- Omuļupe
P
- Pededze
- Pedele
- Pernovka
- Pietēnupe
- Piķurga
- Pilsētas kanāls
- Platone
- Plisunka
R
- Rauna River
- Reiu
- Rēzekne
- Riežupe
- Rītupe
- Rūbeža upe
- Rogāļu strauts
- Rūja
S
- Saka River
- Salaca
- Slocene
- Stende
- Strazdupīte
- Suda
- Sventāja
- Svēte
T
- Tartaks
- Tebra
- Tumšupe
V
- Varkaļu kanāls
- Venta
- Vēršupīte
Z
- Zilupe
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