List of rivers in Latvia
All rivers in Latvia over 100 km in length:
River (Latvian name) | Alternative name | Confluence in | Total length [km] | Catchment area [km²] |
Daugava | German: Düna , Russian: Sapadnaja Dwina | Riga Bay | 1020 (1005) | 87,900 |
Gauja | Ger .: Livonian Aa, Eston .: Koiva | Riga Bay | 452 | 8,900 (9 080) |
Venta | German: Windau | Baltic Sea | 346 | 11,800 |
Zilupe | German: Rosenau, Russian: Sinjucha / Sinjaja | Velikaya | 195 | 2040 |
Mēmele | German: Kurländische Memel, lit: Nemunėlis | Magnifying glass | 191 | 4,050 |
Ogre | German: Ogre | Daugava | 186 (188) | 1,730 |
Rītupe | German: Shogowo, Russian: Утроя / Utroja | Velikaya | 176 | 3,012 |
Mūsa | German: Must, lit: Mūša | Magnifying glass | 164 | 5,320 |
Pededze | German: Peddetz, Estonian: Pedetsi | Aiviekste | 159 | 1,690 |
Ludza | German: Ludse | Rītupe | 155 | 1,570 |
Iecava | German: Eckau | Magnifying glass | 139 (160) | 1.166 |
Abava | German: Abau | Venta | 129 (134) | 2,042 |
Svēte | German: Swehte | Magnifying glass | 123 | 2,390 |
Dubna | German: Dubna | Daugava | 120 (105) | 2,780 |
Mazā Jugla | German: Little Jägel | Lielā Jugla | 119 | 679 |
Magnifying glass | German: Courland Aa | Riga Bay | 119 (116) | 17,600 |
Rēzekne | German: Rositte | Lubāns | 116 | 2,066 |
Malta | German: Malta | Rēzekne | 115 (105) | 730 |
Aiviekste | German: Ewst | Daugava | 114 (182) | 9,300 |
Dienvidsusēja | German: Sussey | Mēmele | 114 | 1,210 |
Bērze | German: Behrse | Svēte | 109 | 915 |
Misa | German: Miss | Iecava | 108 | 970 |
Kūkova | German: Kuchwa, ru: Kuchwa | Velikaya | 107 | 825 |
Bārta | German: Bartau, lit: Bartuva | Liepāja lake | 103 | 2016 |
Stende | German: Stende | Irbe | 100 (91) | 1,100 |
Web links
literature
- Māris Kundinš: Latvijas upes. Liesma, Riga 1974, OCLC 489889656 .
- Guntis Kavacs (ed.): Latvijas daba: enciklopēdija. 6 volumes. Rīga 1995, ISBN 5-89960-049-7 .
- Hans Feldmann, Wolfgang Kreft, Ingeborg Lilienblum, Guntars Martinsons: Road atlas of Latvia 1940. Extended reprint. Herder Institute, Marburg 1991, ISBN 3-87969-227-0 .