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The Amata is a river in Gauja National Park in the Middle Latvian Lowland. It flows from lake Kukala in Vidzeme, 66 km, to the river Gauja. The riverbanks feature Devonian red sandstone cliffs ^{[citation needed]}, and rapids. The River Amata is one of Latvia's fastest rivers. It has one of the deepest and most unusual valleys of all the rivers in Vidzeme, with up to 45 m high sandstone and dolomite bedrock banks.

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Amata
Location
Country	Latvia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lake Kukala, Latvia
• elevation	216 m (709 ft)
Mouth
• location	Gauja
Length	66 kilometres (41 mi)
Basin size	386 km2 (149 sq mi)

One of the steepest bank of Amata is the Zvārtes rock. It is more than 350 million years old and its height measures 20 m. It is one of the most popular sandstone outcrops in Latvia.[1] Folk tales tell that Zvārtes rock used to be a meeting place of witches on Whitsunday, St. John’s Day and Christmas. On those days they rushed on brooms from pine forests of the surroundings.

References

External links

• Media related to Amata River at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Amata (Fluss)

Die Amata (deutsch Ammat) ist ein linksseitiger Nebenfluss der Gauja in Lettland. Der Fluss entspringt auf dem Livländischen Höhenrücken im Kūkālis-See und hat für baltische Verhältnisse ein starkes Gefälle. Der Unterlauf liegt in einem steilen, 15–25 Meter tiefen Tal mit seitlichen Sand- und Dolomitfelsen an den Ufern.

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- [en] Amata (river)

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[ru] Амата (река)

А́мата[2][1][3] (устар. Амат[4]; латыш. Amata[5]; в верхнем течении[5] — Резгулю, латыш. Rezguļu upe[6]) — река в Латвии. Течёт по территории Аматского, Цесисского и Лигатненского краёв[5]. Левый приток нижнего течения Гауи[7][1].

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