The Swedish army bombarding the fortress of
Daugavgriva at the Daugava's estuary in
Latvia.
The river
Daugava or
Western Dvina or
Dzvina (, , , ), not to be confused with
Northern Dvina, is a
river rising in the
Valdai Hills,
Russia, flowing through Russia,
Belarus, and
Latvia, draining into the
Gulf of Riga in
Latvia, an arm of the
Baltic Sea. The total length of the river is . It is connected by a canal to the
Berezina and
Dnieper rivers.
There are three
hydroelectric dams on the Daugava River -
Rīgas HES just upstream from
Riga or 35 km from the mouth of the river,
Ķegums HPP another 35 km further up or 70 km from the mouth, and
Pļaviņas HPP another 37 km upstream or 107 km from the mouth. A fourth one,
Daugavpils HES, has been planned but has faced strong criticism.
Belarus currently plans to build several hydroelectric dams on the Belarusian part of Daugava River.
Cities, towns and settlements by the Daugava River
Russia
Belarus
Latvia
Crossings of the Daugava River
Belarus
Latvia
Main tributaries
