Salaca
Sign in to savethumb|Devonian red sandstone cliffs at the river's bank The Salaca () is a river in northern Latvia. It flows from Lake Burtnieks in Vidzeme, 90 km, to the Gulf of Riga. The river flows through three towns, Mazsalaca, Staicele and Salacgrīva. The riverbanks feature Devonian red sandstone cliffs, and many caves and rapids as well. The river gives its name to a dialect of Livonian (Salaca Livonian) spoken on its upper banks into the 19th century, which is today extinct.
Key facts
- River.name
- Salaca
- River.image
- Engelu ala.jpg
- River.image_caption
- Angels' Cave, Salaca
- River.source1_location
- Lake Burtnieks
- River.mouth_location
- Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea
- River.subdivision_type1
- Countries
- River.length_km
- 95
- River.basin_size_km2
- 3421
- River.basin_size_ref
- (Latvia )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- river
- Country
- Latvia
- Located in
- Valmiera Municipality
- Image
- Salaca's estuary.jpg
- Length
- 98.9
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- basin country
- Estonia
- origin of the watercourse
- Lake Burtnieks
- Commons category
- Salaca
- mouth of the watercourse
- Gulf of Riga
- discharge
- 31.3
- watershed area
- 3421
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Catchment and hydrology
- Climate change and salmonid populations
- References
- External links
thumb|Devonian red sandstone cliffs at the river's bank The Salaca () is a river in northern Latvia. It flows from Lake Burtnieks in Vidzeme, 90 km, to the Gulf of Riga. The river flows through three towns, Mazsalaca, Staicele and Salacgrīva. The riverbanks feature Devonian red sandstone cliffs, and many caves and rapids as well. The river gives its name to a dialect of Livonian (Salaca Livonian) spoken on its upper banks into the 19th century, which is today extinct.
==Catchment and hydrology==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Salaca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.