Lielupe River

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The Lielupe River is a major river in Latvia that flows through the country’s central lowlands before emptying into the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea.

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Lielupe River canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Latvia
Lithuania
basinSize approximately 17,600 square kilometers
continent Europe
country Latvia
dischargesInto Gulf of Riga
emptiesNear Lielupe
surface form: Lielupe, a district of Jurmala
flowsGenerally northward
flowsInto Baltic Sea
flowsThrough Bauska
Jelgava
central lowlands of Latvia
formedByConfluenceOf Mēmele River NERFINISHED
Mūsa River
hasEstuaryType lagoon-like estuary
hasFloodplain Lielupe floodplain
hasMouthNear Jūrmala
surface form: Jurmala
hasTributary Babīte Canal
Iecava River
Misa River
Platone River
Svete River NERFINISHED
languageOfName Latvian
length approximately 119 km
lengthIncludingHeadwaters approximately 310 km
locatedIn Baltic states
Latvia
mouth Gulf of Riga
mouthLocatedIn Baltic Sea
nameMeaning “big river” in Latvian
notableFor wide floodplain and low gradient
partOf drainage basin of the Baltic Sea
passesNear Riga
region Zemgale
sourceLocation near Bauska, Latvia
usedFor irrigation
recreation
transport

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gulf of Riga receivesRiver Lielupe River
Lielupe hasAlternativeName Lielupe River
Jelgava isOnRiver Lielupe River