Malta (Rēzekne)

Malta
Data
location	Latvia
River system	Daugava
Drain over	Rēzekne  → Lubān Lake  → Aiviekste  → Düna  → Gulf of Riga
source	Salājs Lake 56 ° 12 ′ 36 ″  N , 27 ° 22 ′ 51 ″  E
Source height	163.9  m
muzzle	in the Rēzekne coordinates: 56 ° 43 ′ 23 "  N , 26 ° 59 ′ 29"  E 56 ° 43 ′ 23 "  N , 26 ° 59 ′ 29"  E
Mouth height	66.9  m
Height difference	97 m
Bottom slope	0.92 ‰
length	105 km
Catchment area	886.9 km²

The Malta is a river in Latgale , in eastern Latvia .

course

The river begins at Salājs Lake and is fed by several other lakes. The Diunokli , Luknoja and Tacu streams are sometimes considered to be the upper reaches of the Malta, which increases the statistical length. At high tide the Malta takes additional water from the Zosna Lake and Rāzna Lake on. At the lower reaches the slope is less than 0.5 m / km. Since the construction of the Malta-Rēzekne Canal in 1966, the Malta no longer flows directly into Lake Lubān , but into the Rēzekne . The old river bed has since been used to drain the Nagļu ponds .

The Malta is suitable for carp farming and is a popular destination for water tourists.

Settlements of the same name on the Malta

Two places through which the Malta flows are named after the river:

• the village of Malta in the Rēzekne district . The Jewish community in Malta was one of the largest Jewish communities in Latgale until 1941.
• the settlement of Malta north-northwest of Viļāni

literature

• Guntis Kavacs (Ed.): Latvijas daba. Enciklopēdija. 6 volumes. Latvijas Enciklopdija et al., Rīga 1994–1998, ISBN 5-89960-049-7 .

Footnotes

1. ↑ Makss Kaufman: Churbn Latvia. Ebreju iznīcināšana Latvijā . Shamir, Riga 2014, ISBN 978-9934-8494-0-4 , p. 232.