Svētupe
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Svētupe Swähtuppe |
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 The Svētupe |
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| location | Livonia , Latvia | |
| River system | Riga Bay | |
| Source lake | Lielezers 57 ° 30 '23 " N , 24 ° 42' 7" O |
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Baltic Sea (Riga Bay) Coordinates: 57 ° 41 ′ 6 ″ N , 24 ° 21 ′ 30 ″ E 57 ° 41 ′ 6 ″ N , 24 ° 21 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| length | 58 km | |
| Catchment area | 475.2 km² | |
The Svētupe (German also: Swähtuppe ) is a river in Latvia .
The Svētupe forms the outflow from Lake Lielezers near Limbaži (German: Lemsal). It flows north through Lake Dūņezers and continues parallel to the banks of the Riga Bay until it turns west at the confluence of the Pērļupe , at Svetciems (German: Neu Salis) crosses the main Autoceļš A1 and shortly afterwards at Kegumi into the Rigaer Bay of the Baltic Sea flows out.
The length of the Svetupe is around 58 km, the catchment area 475.2 km².
Tributaries
Right tributaries are Lūdiņupe and Pērļupe , from the left the Arupīte flows into it. At the lower reaches, the Jaunupe Canal connects to the Salaca .
Individual evidence
literature
- Vidzemes Svētupe mītiskajā un reālajā kultūrtelpā. Juris Urtāns. 2015. ISBN 978-9934-8570-1-0
Web links
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