The River
Daugava or
Western 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 : in Russia, in Belarus, and in Latvia. It became connected to the
Berezina and
Dnieper rivers in the 19th century by a canal, which no longer functions. The Daugava forms part of the international border between Latvia and Belarus.