Ledava

The Ledava (, ) is a river of Styria, Austria and of , Prekmurje, northeastern Slovenia.

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River.name: Ledava
River.image: Ledava1.JPG
River.image_caption: Ledava near Polana, Slovenia
River.mouth_location: Mur
River.subdivision_type1: Countries
River.subdivision_name1: Austria and Slovenia
River.subdivision_type2: State
River.subdivision_name2: Styria
River.subdivision_type3: Region
River.subdivision_name3: Prekmurje
River.mapframe: yes
River.mapframe zoom: 8
River.mapframe point: none

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Image: Ledava1.JPG
Length: 76

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Commons category: Ledava
watershed area: 715
waterbody number: AT/HZB:2-220-234-367, STM:2325,2359, BGLD:2676

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The Ledava (, ) is a river of Styria, Austria and of , Prekmurje, northeastern Slovenia.

The Ledava is the largest river of Goričko and the largest tributary of the Mur in Slovenia. It is in length. It originates in Austria as the and first flows southeast. It enters Slovenia near , the highest peak of Prekmurje (), and flows south as the Ledava. In this part of its course it forms the only gorge in Goričko. In the village of Ropoča, Municipality of Rogašovci, it flows into the , which distinguishes itself by a variety of bird species, a variety of dragonflies, and the best preserved otter population in Slovenia. The Ledava is the only outflow from the lake. In its lower course the river flows through Murska Sobota and Lendava. It has several (mainly left) tributaries in this part, the largest of them being the Kerka and the longest Kobilje Creek. Finally, it joins the Mur next to the Croatian-Hungarian-Slovenian border near Muraszemenye.