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

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

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Tributaries of Iecava river

Tributaries of the left bank	Avotu grāvis Būriņu grāvis Dzeņupīte Garbaru strauts Ģedulis Ģirupe Īkstrums Kūmupe Lambārte Meiru grāvis Rudupīte Rukšupīte Smārde Svētupīte Velna grāvis

Tributaries of the right bank	Avotgrāvis Bābu strauts Bicāju grāvis Biržiņa Briede Dzērvīte Glīdzstrauts Jesku grāvis Misa Podzīte Reizenupīte Skujaine Slastupīte Slepkavupīte Stampupīte Sudmaļupīte Svētupe Taurupe Vabuļupīte Vērģupe

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