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Major Watersheds. This section provides detailed information on the watersheds of the Baltic Sea region, including Lielupe, Sesupe, Parnu, '3 Rivers, 3 Countries', and others.

Watershed Profiles

Lielupe

Sesupe*

Parnu

Koiva/Daugava

Drainage (km2)

17,600

5,383

6,690

 

Receiving water body

Gulf of Riga

Nemunas

Gulf of Parnu

 

Population

843,000

209,000

151,480

 

Land Uses

 

 

 

 

   Forest (%)

33.6

19.4

44

 

   Agriculture (%)

61.8

58.8

23

 

   Wetland (%)

1.5

8.4

22

 

   Urban (%)

2.3

4.6

 

 

   Grassland (%)

 

 

7

 

   Other (%)

0.8

8.8

4

 

 

  * Land use information projected based upon Lithuanian data.

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