Abava

Abava
Data
location	Latvia
River system	Venta
Drain over	Venta  → Baltic Sea
source	Lestene Marsh 56 ° 44 ′ 4 ″  N , 23 ° 5 ′ 9 ″  E
Source height	54  m
muzzle	in the Venta coordinates: 57 ° 5 ′ 31 "  N , 21 ° 53 ′ 40"  E 57 ° 5 ′ 31 "  N , 21 ° 53 ′ 40"  E
Mouth height	2.2  m
Height difference	51.8 m
Bottom slope	0.39 ‰
length	134 km
Catchment area	2042 km²
The Abava near the “Chambers of Māra” (Māras kambari) caves southwest of Ģibuļi

The Abava (German Abau ) is a river in western Latvia .

The river has its source in a marshland near Lestene and initially flows north in a straightened river bed. Below Kandava , the now winding river bed runs west to the confluence with the Venta . There are several rapids on the Abava as a result of dolomite formations. The largest is Abavas rumba , a two meter high waterfall near Sabile .

• The largest tributaries are Viesata, Imula and Amula.
• Because of the rapids, the Abava is popular with water tourists and canoeists.

Web links

Description on a fishing site (Latvian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Nicodemus Oļģerts: Latvijas fiziskā ģeogrāfija, section Latvijas lielākās upes
2. ↑ https://www.talsitourism.lv/de/sehenswurdheiten/ausfluge-in-die-natur/natur-objekte/die-hohlen-die-kammern-von-mara-maras-kambari/