Draft:Pļavupe

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Pļavupe is a stream in Latvia that flows entirely within the Salaspils Novads, It is a tributary of the bypass channel of the right bank of the Riga HES dam. It is 3km long and has a basin size of 12.3km[1].

Pļavupe near the end of it's course:

Source Source altitude River length Basin size Mouth
Salaspils Novads 14.8m 3km 12.3km the bypass channel of the right bank of the Riga HES dam

Path[edit]

Pļavupe rises in Salaspils in the Silava district. . The stream flows into a pipe near Pļavu Ielā .

Pļavupe near it's source

It reserfuces for a small period and recieves the waters coming from a nearby stream, shortly there after it continues it's flow underground. It resurfaces near the Riga Daugavpils railway line . After having crossed the railway pļavupe forms a small pond.Pļavupe_in_summer After having recieved the ground water from the pond and nearby ditch it changes direction and flows eastward and receives the contribution of the Kūlainis stream.[2]

pļavupe receiving the waters of the kūlainis stream
After receiving the waters of the kūlainis stream it flows south and forms a small valley . It then receives the waters of the northern branch of a smal stream coming from Keizarsils.

pļavupe recieveing the waters of the northern branch

Pļavupe_receiving_the_waters_of_a_small_stream

Shortly there after it recieves the waters of it's main tributery, the southern branch of the stream .

pļavupes main tributery during winter

It then recieves the contribution of a stream coming from the mazais gulbju ezers .

pļavupe recieves the watere of the lake stream

Pļavupe_receiving_the_waters_coming_from_the_lielais_gulbju_ezers

It then recieves the contributions of a small urban ditch. Shortly there after It flows into the bypass channel of the right bank of the Riga HES Dam.

Historical Significance[edit]

During the Battle of Kircholm 1605 the pļavupe River was the border between the Swedish and Polish-Lithuanian army's. The Pļavupe River played a significant role during the battle[3]. The pļavupe river has also played a maggior role within salaspils before the battle of kircholm, it has flooded [4]during numuros occasions and coused severe agricultural damage.


References[edit]

[1]

  1. ^ "Pļavupe Basin Map".
  2. ^ "Salaspils Kartē".
  3. ^ Balcerek, Mariusz. "Battle of Kircholm (Salaspils) in 1605. The current state of research" Open Military Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 2020, pp. 171-189. https://doi.org/10.1515/openms-2020-0116
  4. ^ Salaspils website consulted 22 of February 2024https://www.salaspils.lv/lv/salaspils-novada-vesture