Lielupe

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Lielupe is a major river in central Latvia that flows into the Gulf of Riga and is known for its wide floodplain and role in regional agriculture and transport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinSize about 17,600 km²
country Latvia
countrySubdivision Riga Planning Region
surface form: Riga region

Zemgale
drainageDirection northward
flowsInto Riga Bay NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Bauska
Jelgava
Jūrmala
flowsThroughCountry Latvia
flowsThroughRegion Zemgale
surface form: Zemgale Plain
formsBorderBetween Latvia and Lithuania (partly via tributaries)
hasAlternativeName Lielupe River NERFINISHED
hasBridge Jelgava bridges
hasEconomicImportance regional agriculture
regional transport
hasEstuaryType low-lying estuary
hasFloodplain wide floodplain
hasFloodRisk spring floods
hasHumanSettlementAlong Bauska NERFINISHED
Jelgava NERFINISHED
Jūrmala NERFINISHED
hasHydrologicalRegime snowmelt-dominated
hasTributary Bērze
Iecava
Misa
Mēmele
Mūsa
Platone
Slocene
Svete
Vircava
length about 119 km
locatedIn central Latvia
locatedOnContinent Europe
mouth Gulf of Riga NERFINISHED
nearMouthLocatedSettlement Jūrmala
partOf Baltic Sea basin NERFINISHED
sourceConfluenceOf Mēmele
Mūsa
usedFor agriculture irrigation
fishing
recreation
transport
waterBodyType lowland river

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Latvia hasMajorRiver Lielupe