Lielupe

Lielupe
Lielupe near Mežotne
Course of the Lielupe in Latvia
Location
Country	Latvia, Lithuania
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Bauska, Latvia
Mouth
• location	Gulf of Riga at Vakarbuļļi
• coordinates	57°00′31″N 23°55′59″E / 57.00861°N 23.93306°E / 57.00861; 23.93306
Length	119 kilometres (74 mi)
Basin size	17,600 km2 (6,800 sq mi) (In Latvia: 8,800 km2 or 3,400 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	106 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s)

The Lielupe ([ˈli.e.lu.pe] in Latvian literally: Large River, Lithuanian: Lielupė, German: Kurländische Aa) is a river in central Latvia. Its length is 119 km (74 mi) (the length would reach 310 km (190 mi) if the Mēmele River were counted as part of the Lielupe). The surface area of its drainage basin is 17,600 km² (6,800 sq mi).^[1] The average fall of the Lielupe is about (0.1 m/km (0.53 ft/mi)) and its average flow is 106 m³/s (3,700 cu ft/s), although a maximum of 1,380 m³/s (49,000 cu ft/s) has been reached during floods.