Abava
Abava | ||
Data | ||
location | Latvia | |
River system | Venta | |
Drain over | Venta → Baltic Sea | |
source | Lestene Marsh 56 ° 44 ′ 4 ″ N , 23 ° 5 ′ 9 ″ E |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ a b Nicodemus Oļģerts: Latvijas fiziskā ģeogrāfija, section Latvijas lielākās upes
- ↑ https://www.talsitourism.lv/de/sehenswurdheiten/ausfluge-in-die-natur/natur-objekte/die-hohlen-die-kammern-von-mara-maras-kambari/