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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lielupe canonical 1
Lielupe, a district of Jurmala 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinSize about 17,600 km²
country Latvia
countrySubdivision Riga region
Zemgale
drainageDirection northward
flowsInto Riga Bay
linked to: Gulf of Riga
flowsThrough Bauska
Jelgava
Jūrmala
flowsThroughCountry Latvia
flowsThroughRegion Zemgale Plain
linked to: Zemgale
formsBorderBetween Latvia and Lithuania (partly via tributaries)
hasAlternativeName Lielupe River
hasBridge Jelgava bridges
hasEconomicImportance regional agriculture
regional transport
hasEstuaryType low-lying estuary
hasFloodplain wide floodplain
hasFloodRisk spring floods
hasHumanSettlementAlong Bauska
Jelgava
Jūrmala
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
nearMouthLocatedSettlement Jūrmala
partOf Baltic Sea basin
sourceConfluenceOf Mēmele
Mūsa
usedFor agriculture irrigation
fishing
recreation
transport
waterBodyType lowland river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Latvia hasMajorRiver Lielupe
Lielupe River emptiesNear Lielupe, a district of Jurmala
linked to: Lielupe