Salaca

Salaca
Salaca
	Angels' Cave, Salaca
Location
Countries	Latvia; Estonia;
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)

Devonian red sandstone cliffs at the river's bank

The Salaca (Estonian: Salatsi jõgi) is a river in northern Latvia.^[1] It flows from Lake Burtnieks in Vidzeme, 90 km, to the Gulf of Riga. The river flows through three towns, Mazsalaca, Staicele and Salacgrīva. The riverbanks feature Devonian red sandstone cliffs, and many caves and rapids as well. The river gives its name to a dialect of Livonian (Salaca Livonian^[2]) spoken on its upper banks into the 19th century, which is today extinct.

References

^ "Salaca (Fluss) - EEO". eeo.aau.at. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ Dialect: Salaca Livonian , Glottolog

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[eeo.aau.at-1] "Salaca (Fluss) - EEO". eeo.aau.at. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[2] Dialect: Salaca Livonian , Glottolog

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