Užava
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post updated 2010-11-05; database download sa 2016-10-20 (also Dižupe, Zirgmežupe; upstream known as Mazkaiba river, Mālupe; middle stream name Bumbuļupe)
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is river in Latvia
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in Kuldīgas, Alsungas and Ventspils counties. It empties into the Baltic Sea
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.
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
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is straightened. As a result of land development
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* subdivision (land), Subdividing real estate into Lot ( ...
and drainage
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, polder
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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
Rivers of Latvia
Drainage basins of the Baltic Sea
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