Liepupe (river)

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Liepupe
The Liepupe at Jelgavkrasti (2002)

The Liepupe at Jelgavkrasti (2002)

Data
location Livonia , Latvia
River system Liepupe
source at Riebezera
57 ° 30 ′ 35 ″  N , 24 ° 33 ′ 30 ″  E
Source height 43  m
muzzle Baltic Sea ( Riga Bay ) Coordinates: 57 ° 27 ′ 47 "  N , 24 ° 23 ′ 10"  E 57 ° 27 ′ 47 "  N , 24 ° 23 ′ 10"  E
Mouth height m
Height difference 43 m
Bottom slope 2 ‰
length 21 km
Catchment area 55.8 km²

The Liepupe is a river in Latvia .

The Liepupe rises at Riebezera southwest of Limbaži (German: Lemsal). It flows past Liepupe (German: Pernigel) in a westerly direction via Jelgavkrasti, where it is crossed by the Autoceļš A1 (a section of the Via Baltica ), and flows into the Riga Bay of the Baltic Sea in Lembuži .

The length of the Liepupe is around 21 km, the catchment area 55.8 km².