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| Salaca | |
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 Angels' Cave, Salaca | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lake Burtnieks |
| • elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Riga,Baltic Sea |
| Length | 95 km (59 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi) (Latvia 3,239 km2 or 1,251 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.06 km3/a (34 m3/s; 1,190 cu ft/s) |
TheSalaca (Estonian:Salatsi jõgi) is a river in northernLatvia.[1] It flows fromLake Burtnieks inVidzeme, 90 km, to theGulf of Riga. The river flows through three towns,Mazsalaca,Staicele andSalacgrīva. The riverbanks featureDevonian red sandstone cliffs, and many caves and rapids as well. The river gives its name to a dialect ofLivonian (Salaca Livonian[2]) spoken on its upper banks into the 19th century, which is today extinct.
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