Vitrupe
Vitrupe | ||
The Vitrupe (2001) |
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Data | ||
location | Livonia , Latvia | |
River system | Vitrupe | |
Source lake | Lades ezers 57 ° 25 '53 " N , 24 ° 40' 24" O |
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Source height | 47.7 m | |
muzzle |
Baltic Sea (Riga Bay) Coordinates: 57 ° 38 ′ 11 " N , 24 ° 22 ′ 26" E 57 ° 38 ′ 11 " N , 24 ° 22 ′ 26" E |
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Mouth height | 0 m | |
Height difference | 47.7 m | |
Bottom slope | 0.97 ‰ | |
length | 49 km | |
Catchment area | 197.2 km² |
The Vitrupe (German: Wettersbach, in the upper reaches of Utellbach) is a river in Latvia .
The Vitrupe forms the outflow from the lake Lādes ezers around 7 km south of Limbaži (German: Lemsal). It flows first to the north-northwest through the lakes Skujas ezers, Auziņu ezers and Riebezers and continues parallel to the bank of the Riga Bay until it turns west at Ķirbiži (German: pumpkin), crosses the main road Autoceļš A1 at Vitrupe and shortly afterwards at in the Riga Bay of the Baltic Sea flows into.
The length of the Vitrupe is around 49 km, the catchment area 197.2 km².
Tributaries
Right inflow is the Cimelupe .