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River in Latvia

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Mazā Jugla
Mazā Jugla near Kranciems

Location
Country	Latvia
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Taurupe parish, Ogre Municipality, Latvia
• elevation	112 m (367 ft)

Mouth	Jugla
• location	near Riga
• coordinates	56°58′10″N 24°19′24″E / 56.96944°N 24.32333°E / 56.96944; 24.32333
Length	119 km (74 mi)
Basin size	675.3 km (260.7 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Jugla→ Ķīšezers→ Mīlgrāvis→ Daugava→ Baltic Sea

Mazā Jugla (previously German: Kleine Jägel) is a river in Latvia. It flows for 119 kilometres through the municipalities of Ogre, Salaspils, Ikšķile and Stopiņi. The source of the river is located in Taurupe parish, Ogre Municipality 130 m above sea level, whereas the mouth is 0.1 m asl.

Mazā Jugla joins with Lielā Jugla thus forming the river Jugla shortly before its mouth into Jugla Lake at the Riga city eastern border with the municipalities of Garkalne and Stopiņi. The river is curvy with many rapids and weirs, with dolomite and sandstone outcrops on its banks, and is a popular water tourism site. The Dobelnieki hydroelectric plant is located on the river.

The Battle of Jugla of World War I between the German and Russian armies took place on the banks of the river in 1917.

See also