Baltic Sea River Venta Lake Bušnieki West side of Latvia 498 km 3,5‰ 377 000 km 2 21,700 km 3.

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Baltic Sea River Venta Lake Bušnieki

West side of Latvia 498 km 3,5‰ km 2 21,700 km 3

Source near Kuršėnai 346 m long Basin km 2 Biggest tributary Abava 129m Banks made of Devonian Dolomite and sandstone outcrops Is not safe to drink

North-east from Ventspils 3,3 km km 3

Other water reserves in Latvia

In Latvia there are about rivers and 2256 lakes Lakes and rivers take up 1,57 % of Latvias whole width

GaujaDaugava

LielupeOgre

LubānsRāznas

DrīdzisBurtnieku

Dāvis Tīsons/Aleksis Lurins