Venta (river)
Venta | |
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The Venta river in Kuldīga | |
Country | Latvia (67%), Lithuania (33%) |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | near Užventis, Lithuania |
River mouth | Baltic Sea at Ventspils, Latvia. |
Length | 346 km (215 mi) (178 km or 111 mi in Latvia) |
Discharge |
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Basin features | |
Basin size | 11,800 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
The Venta (Latvian pronunciation [ˈvænta], Lithuanian [venˈta] (
Towns along the Venta include Mažeikiai (Lithuania), Kuldīga and Ventspils (Latvia). It has only one tributary longer than 100 km, the Abava. Other major tributaries include the Virvyčia (99.7 km) and the Varduva (96 km), which flows into the Venta at the Lithuanian-Latvian border.
Smaller tributaries include the Avižlys, which runs for 20 kilometers and flows into the Venta River[1] at Akmenė district municipality, Šiauliai County, northern Lithuania.
See also
References
- ↑ "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications)" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Retrieved 2011-11-03.
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Coordinates: 57°23′44″N 21°32′40″E / 57.39556°N 21.54444°E