Daugava or Western Dvina is a large river rising in the Valdai Hills of Russia that flows through Belarus then Latvia into the Gulf of Riga of the Baltic Sea. It rises close to the source of the Volga. Its length is 1,020 km, of which 325 km are in Russia.

What does Dvina mean in Russian?

a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long. Also called Northern Dvina. a river in the N Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NW into the White Sea.

Where is the Dvina River?

Western Dvina River, Russian Zapadnaya Dvina, Lettish Daugava, Belarusian Dzvina, major river of Latvia and northern Belarus. It rises in the Valdai Hills and flows 632 miles (1,020 km) in a great arc south and southwest through Russia and Belarus and then turns northwest prior to crossing Latvia.