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Lielupe

Lielupe

The Lielupe is a river in central Latvia. Its length is 119 km (74 mi), or 310 km (190 mi) if the Mēmele River is counted as part of it. The surface area of its drainage basin is 17,600 km (6,800 sq mi). The average fall of the Lielupe is about 0.1 m/km (0.53 ft/mi) and its average flow is 106 m/s (3,700 cu ft/s), although a maximum of 1,380 m/s (49,000 cu ft/s) has been reached during floods.