Misa (river in Latvia)

This article is about Latvian river. For others, see Misa (river in Italy) and Myosha River.
Misa

Misa River (right) meets with Iecava river
Basin
Main source Valle parish, Vecumnieki municipality
Source elevation 0.4 m
River mouth into the Iecava at Ozolnieki municipality
Country  Latvia
Length 108 km (67 mi)

The Misa is a river, 108 kilometres long, in Semigallia, Latvia.[1] Its upper course till tributary Zvirgzde river is rectificated. There are active peat extraction sites and polders on the banks of the river from the village of Stelpe to Beibeži. From the Zvirgzde river to the village of Plakanciems there are several summer cottage colonies on the wooded banks of the Misa. From below Plakanciems to the Misa's confluence with the Iecava near Ozolnieki, the land either side of the river has a relatively high population density.

The biggest settlements near the river are: Stelpe, Beibeži, Dzērumi, Plakanciems, Pēternieki, Dalbe and Ozolnieki.

Tributaries

Left bank:
Miļļupīte
Skujupīte
Medaine
km
11
Right bank:
Vārnupe
Taļķe
Zvirgzde
Vīksniņa
Olaine
Cena
km
17
34
30
14
13
15

References

  1. Lielāko upju un to baseinu izvietojums (The location of the biggest rivers and their basins in Latvia, in Latvian)
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