Lielupe

Lielupe
Lielupe near Mežotne
Course of the Lielupe in Latvia
Location
Country	Latvia, Lithuania
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bauska, Latvia
Vakarbuļļi
• coordinates	57°00′31″N 23°55′59″E / 57.00861°N 23.93306°E / 57.00861; 23.93306
Length	119 kilometres (74 mi)
Basin size	17,600 km2 (6,800 sq mi) (In Latvia: 8,800 km2 or 3,400 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	106 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s)

The Lielupe (

The average fall of the Lielupe is about (0.1 m/km (0.53 ft/mi)) and its average flow is 106 m³/s (3,700 cu ft/s), although a maximum of 1,380 m³/s (49,000 cu ft/s) has been reached during floods.

Physical geography

The Lielupe begins at the confluence of the

. The modern mouth of the river appeared in 1755. Before then the Buļļupe was the Lielupe's main channel.

About 50-55% of the water discharge of the river is from melted snow. The Lielupe is navigable for a range of 100 km (60 mi), the longest continuous range among Latvian rivers. Municipalities along the river include Bauska, Mežotne, Jelgava, Kalnciems, Jūrmala and Riga.

The Lielupe also gives its name to a railway station and a neighbourhood in the city of Jūrmala.

Tributaries

The following rivers are tributaries to the river Lielupe (from source to mouth):

• Left: Mūša (Mūsa), Īslīce, Svitene, Sesava, Vircava, Platone, Svēte (Švėtė)
• Right: Nemunėlis (Mēmele), Garoze, Iecava

References

External links

• Information about Lielupe river basin