Užava
Sign in to saveUžava (also Dižupe, Zirgmežupe; upstream known as Mazkaiba river, Mālupe; middle stream name Bumbuļupe) is river in Latvia in Kuldīgas, Alsungas and Ventspils counties. It empties into the Baltic Sea. ==Geography== Užava begins between and in Gudenieki Parish. It flows along the Piemare and Ventava plains in a north-eastern direction. Most of the flow, except for the section between Tērande and Sise, is regulated and river bed is straightened. As a result of land development and drainage, polder was built along the river. River discharges into the Baltic sea below the village of Užava.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Užava is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Latvia, Baltic Sea and geographic coordinate system.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Drainage basins of the Baltic Sea and Rivers of Latvia.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Latvia
- Located in
- Kuldīga Municipality
- Image
- Uzavas-Augstece-04.jpg
- Length
- 67.0
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- Commons category
- Užava River
- basin country
- Latvia
- mouth of the watercourse
- Baltic Sea
- watershed area
- 601
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Tributaries
- See also
- References
Užava (also Dižupe, Zirgmežupe; upstream known as Mazkaiba river, Mālupe; middle stream name Bumbuļupe) is river in Latvia in Kuldīgas, Alsungas and Ventspils counties. It empties into the Baltic Sea. ==Geography== Užava begins between and in Gudenieki Parish. It flows along the Piemare and Ventava plains in a north-eastern direction. Most of the flow, except for the section between Tērande and Sise, is regulated and river bed is straightened. As a result of land development and drainage, polder was built along the river. River discharges into the Baltic sea below the village of Užava.
== Tributaries == Left bank tributaries: Saltvalks, Bērzkalnupe, Tiemene. Right bank tributaries: Guļas valks (7 km), Stirna (10 km), Mārgava (6 km), Kauliņas River (26 km), Vanka (30 km), Gaiļvalks, Tērande (15 km). == See also == Užava lowland == References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Užava” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations