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Daugava
The Daugava in Riga during winter
The Daugava in Riga during winter
OriginRussia
MouthGulf of Riga, Baltic Sea
Basin countriesBelarus, Latvia, Russia, Lithuania
Length1020 km (634 mi)
Source elevation221 m (725 ft)
Avg. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Gulf of Riga, or Bay of Riga, is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the discharge678 m³/s (23,900 ft³/s)
Basin area87,900 km² (33,900 mi²)
Daugava sunset in Riga.
Daugava sunset in Riga. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava.
Daugava in Riga summer.
Daugava in Riga summer. Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava.
The Swedish army bombarding the fortress of Daugavgriva at the Daugava's estuary in Latvia.
The Swedish army bombarding the fortress of Daugavgriva at the Daugava's estuary in Latvia. Daugavgrīva (Dünamünde Dynemunt Усть-Двинск or Ust`-Dvinsk) was a strong Fortress commanding the mouth of the Daugava, hence Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.

The Daugava or Western Dvina (Latvian: Daugava, Russian: Западная Двина́ (Zapadnaya Dvina), Belarusian: Заходняя Дзвiна, IPA: [za'xodnʲaja dzʲvʲi'na]; Polish: Dźwina, German: Düna, Estonian: Väina, Finnish: Väinäjoki ) is a river rising in the Valdai Hills, Russia, flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Latvia, draining into the Gulf of Riga in Latvia, an arm of the Baltic Sea. Latvian language (latviešu valoda is the official state language of Latvia. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages The Belarusian language, or Belorussian,(беларуская мова BGN/PCGN: byelaruskaya mova, Scientific: belaruskaja mova Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Estonian (; ˈeːsti ˈkeːl is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1 Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there The Valdai Hills ( Russian: Валда́йская возвы́шенность or Валда́й Latvian: Valdaja augstiene are an upland region in north-west Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Gulf of Riga, or Bay of Riga, is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Baltic Sea is a Brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N Latitude and from 20°E to 26°E Longitude. The total length of the river is 1,020 km (634 mi).

It is connected by a canal with Berezina and Dnieper rivers. For the rocket see Dnepr rocket. For other uses see Dnieper (disambiguation.

It is not to be confused with Northern Dvina. The Northern Dvina (Се́верная Двина́ is a river in Northern Russia flowing through the Vologda Oblast and Arkhangelsk Oblast into the

There are three hydroelectric dams on the Daugava River - Rīgas HES just upstream from Riga or 35 km from the mouth of the river, Ķeguma HES another 35 km further up or 70 km from the mouth, and Pļaviņu HES another 37 km upstream or 107 km from the mouth. Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees Riga's Hydroelectric Power Plant (Rīgas HES ( h idro' e' lektro' s' tacija is located just beyond Riga's southern border Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. A fourth one, Daugavpils HES, has been planned but has always faced strong criticism. Belarus currently plans to build several hydroelectric dams on the Belarusian part of Daugava. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east

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Ecological catastrophy of 2007

In late March 2007, a pipe for diesel fuel transport, located in Belarus and belonging to a Russian company Zapad-Transnefte-produkt (Russian: Запад-Транснефте-продукт) failed, ejecting more than 100 tons of diesel fuel into the Daugava River. Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Currently more than 100 kilometres of Daugava's basin located in Latvia is covered in petroleum hydrocarbons. Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH is a term used to denote a large family of several hundred Chemical compounds that originally come from Crude oil.

Cities by Daugava

Main tributaries

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Daugavpils (daugavpils) is the second largest City in Latvia. Aizkraukle, formerly known by its German name of Ascheraden lies on the right bank of the Daugava River in Latvia. Ogre ( (population 26573 in 2000 Census) is the principal city of Ogre District in Central Latvia, 36 km east of the capital Riga, situated Salaspils ( (Kirchholm is a city 18 Kilometers to the south-east of Riga, Latvia that gained city rights in 1993 Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Velizh (Велиж is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is situated on the bank of the Western Dvina, 134 km from Smolensk, at Population Vitebsk, also known as Vitsyebsk ( Belarusian: Ві́цебск 'vʲitsʲepsk Russian: Ви́тебск Vitebsk Polotsk ( Polatsk, По́лацк Полоцк Polockas Połock is a historical city in Belarus, situated on the Dvina river Boris Stones (Барысавы камяні ba'rɨsavɨ kamʲa'ni Борисовы камни also called Dvina Stones (двинские камни are nine medieval The Aiviekste is a river in Latvia. It begins at Lake Lubāns (the largest lake in Latvia and drains into the Daugava (the largest river in Latvia Pałata (Палата́ is a river in Belarus and Russia, a tributary of the Western Dvina river Kasplya (Каспля is a river in Russia and Belarus, a left Tributary of the Daugava River. Mezha (Межа is a River in Tver Oblast, Russia. It flows out of the Valdai Hills and continues west into the Western Dvina Dysna (Дисна is a river that flows through Lithuania and Belarus into the Daugava River near Dzisna town
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