Bērze
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Bērze German Behrse |
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| location | Latvia | |
| River system | Magnifying glass | |
| source | at Lielauce 56 ° 30 ′ 32 ″ N , 22 ° 47 ′ 13 ″ E |
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| muzzle | at Jelgava in the Svēte coordinates: 56 ° 40 ′ 47 " N , 23 ° 36 ′ 46" E 56 ° 40 ′ 47 " N , 23 ° 36 ′ 46" E
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| length | 107 km | |
| Catchment area | 903.9 km² | |
 Barrage of the Berze near Annenieki. |
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The Bērze is a river in western Latvia .
The upper reaches of the river are winding and have steep banks. Above Biksti, the Zušupite supplies the water from Lake Zebrus . There is a dam wall at the former Annenieki hydroelectric power station. In the past, the wort flowed straight into the magnifying glass . Since a canal was built at the beginning of the 19th century, the river has been channeled into the Svēte .
The largest tributaries are Sesava and Bikstupe , the largest places on the bank are Zebrene , Biksti , Kaķenieki , Annenieki , Dobele , Bērze and Līvbērze .
literature
- Guntis Kavacs (ed.): Latvijas daba: enciklopēdija (6 volumes), Rīga 1995, ISBN 5899600497