Briede
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| location | Livonia , Latvia | |
| River system | Salaca | |
| Drain over | Salaca → Gulf of Riga | |
| source | west of Valmiera 57 ° 29 ′ 15 ″ N , 25 ° 3 ′ 9 ″ E |
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Burtnieker See Coordinates: 57 ° 42 '9 " N , 25 ° 15' 44" E 57 ° 42 '9 " N , 25 ° 15' 44" E
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| length | 42 km | |
 The bridge at Zēmelē |
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The Briede is a river in Latvia .
The Briede rises around 4 km south of the village of Dauguli west-southwest of Valmiera , in German Wolmar . After a run of 42 km it flows north into the Burtnieker See . The outflow of this 40 km² large body of water forms the Salaca (Salis), which flows into the Riga Bay of the Baltic Sea at Salacgrīva .
The catchment area is 443.9 km².