Bārta

Also known as Bartuva

Bārta (in Latvian), also named Bartuva (in Lithuanian), is a river in western Lithuania and Latvia. It originates in the Plungė district, 3 km to north of Lake Plateliai. The Bārta flows in a northwesterly direction, passing through the Skuodas district and the city of Skuodas, before entering Latvia. The Bārta flows into Liepāja lake, which is connected with the Baltic Sea. In its upper courses the valley formed by the Bārta is deep and narrow, while in its lower courses it is much wider.

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River.name: Bārta / Bartuva
River.image_caption: Bārta in Latvia
River.source1_location: Plungė district
River.mouth_location: Liepāja lake
River.subdivision_type1: Country
River.subdivision_name1: Lithuania and Latvia
River.length_km: 103
River.length_ref: (56 km in Lithuania; 47 km in Latvia)
River.basin_size_km2: 2016
River.basin_size_ref: (980 km2 in Lithuania; 1036 km2 in Latvia)

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Image: Bartuva in Latvia.jpg
Length: 109.8

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Commons category: Bartuva-Bārta
watershed area: 2020
discharge: 11

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Bārta's main tributaries are the , , Luoba, , .

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