Rītupe
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Rītupe Утроя (Utroja) |
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 Position of the Rītupe (on the right edge of the picture) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | RU : 01030000212102000028662 | |
| location |
Latvia , Pskov Oblast ( Russia ) |
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| River system | Narva | |
| Drain over | Velikaya → Lake Peipus → Narva → Gulf of Finland | |
| source | Meirān Lake 56 ° 37 ′ 31 ″ N , 27 ° 31 ′ 26 ″ E |
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| Source height | 138 m | |
| muzzle | in Velikaya coordinates: 57 ° 22 ′ 27 " N , 28 ° 11 ′ 20" E 57 ° 22 ′ 27 " N , 28 ° 11 ′ 20" E |
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| Mouth height | 44 m | |
| Height difference | 94 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.53 ‰ | |
| length | 176 km | |
| Catchment area | 3000 km² | |
| Drainage location: 11 km above the mouth |
MQ |
17.2 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Ludza | |
| Small towns | Kārsava , Pytalowo | |
The Rītupe ( Latvian ) or Utroja ( Russian Утроя ) is a river in eastern Latvia and western Russia .
The origin is the Meirān Lake near Bērzgale northeast of Rēzekne . The river flows with many windings and stagnant side waters to the northeast and is crossed several times by the railway line and the St. Petersburg - Warsaw road. Over a length of about ten kilometers, the river north of Kārsava marks the state border between Latvia and Russia. At Pytalowo the river turns north and flows into the Velikaya ten kilometers below Ostrow .
The largest tributary is the Ludza ( Russian Лжа , Lscha ) from the right.
River name
In ancient times the river name was Ūdrāja (Lat. Ūdrs = " otter "). From a folk etymology, this became the Russian Utroja (Russian утро = "morning"). The new name Rītupe (Lat. Rīt = "morning") is again a translation back into Latvian. In the Latgale name Iudrupe ( "Otter River") is still the old root word received.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Soviet General Staff Map 1: 200,000. Sheet O-35-XXXIV
- ↑ Soviet General Staff Map 1: 200,000. Sheet O-35-XXIII
- ↑ a b c Article Utroja in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ↑ a b Utroja in the State Water Register of the Russian Federation (Russian)