Misa (river in Latvia)

Misa
Misa
	Misa River (right) meets with Iecava river
Location
Country	Latvia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Valle Parish, Bauska Municipality
• elevation	0.4 m (1 ft 4 in)
Mouth	Iecava
• location	Jelgava Municipality
• coordinates	56°42′12″N 23°46′56″E / 56.7032°N 23.7822°E
Length	108 km (67 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Iecava→ Lielupe→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• right	Cena

The Misa is a river, 108 kilometres long, in the Semigallia region of Latvia.^[1] Its upper course till its tributary Zvirgzde river is rectificated. There are active peat extraction sites and polders on the banks of the river from the village of Stelpe to Beibeži. From the Zvirgzde river to the village of Plakanciems there are several summer cottage colonies on the wooded banks of the Misa. Below Plakanciems to the Misa's confluence with the Iecava near Ozolnieki, the land either side of the river has a relatively high population density.

The biggest settlements near the river are: Stelpe, Beibeži, Dzērumi, Plakanciems, Pēternieki, Dalbe and Ozolnieki.

Tributaries

Tributary	Bank	Distance (km)
Miļļupīte	Left	11
Skujupīte	Left
Medaine	Left
Vārnupe	Right	17
Taļķe	Right	34
Zvirgzde	Right	30
Vīksniņa	Right	14
Olaine	Right	13
Cena	Right	15

References

^ Lielāko upju un to baseinu izvietojums Archived 2010-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (The location of the biggest rivers and their basins in Latvia, in Latvian)

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[1] Lielāko upju un to baseinu izvietojums Archived 2010-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (The location of the biggest rivers and their basins in Latvia, in Latvian)

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