More Roads Flooded in the Upper Daugava Region as Water Level in Daugava River Keeps Rising

A yellow warning for high water levels in the eastern part of the country and an orange warning are in effect warning In the Daugava section below Daugavpils.

LVĜMC data show that the water level in the Daugava continues to rise with an intensity of 10…16 cm per day. On the other hand, the executive director of the Upper Daugava region, Pēteris Dzalbe, told LTV that the water level in the region has risen by 30 centimeters since Friday and two more municipal roads have been flooded.

In the region, river water has also started to flood the “Kooperators” cottage cooperative and a leak has appeared in the Ruģeļi dam.

Floodplains and low-lying areas are increasingly flooded. In the section from Suraj to Polotsk, the water level rose by 5…20 cm during the past day, and from Verkhnedvinsk to Jēkabpilij by 10…17 cm.

Water level course and forecast Daugava Daugavpils 1-17.04.2023.

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In Aiviekste near Lubana, the water level is stabilizing, having risen by 3 cm in the past day, in Gauja from Sigulda to Carnikava, the water level has risen by 1…4 cm, in Salac near Mazsalac by 2 cm.

Due to the rainfall, the water level rose in some sections of the rivers in the western and central parts.

In the coming days, the runoff and water level will decrease or fluctuate in a large number of rivers. In the eastern part, floodplains and low-lying areas will be flooded for a longer period of time. A slow rise in the water level will continue in the middle and lower reaches of the Gauja, in Salac near Mazsalac.

The water level in Daugava will continue to rise in the coming days.

The water level mostly decreases in the rivers of the Daugava basin, however, the water level rises in the lower reaches of the tributaries. The water level continues to rise or fluctuate in the area. Daugava floodplains and lower areas are widely flooded.

CONTEXT:

The water level in the Daugava continues to rise, and the spring flood this time calls attention to the situation in the upper reaches of the river.

Due to the floods, the Upper Daugava County Council has asked the Cabinet of Ministers to declare a state of emergency in the parishes of Dvieta, Tabore, Sventa, Nīcgale, Kalkūne, Līksna, Bebrene, Pilskalne and Laucese. The water level in the rivers has risen rapidly, and several municipal and state roads have been flooded for several days. There are concerns about the safety of residents, the environment and property in the Upper Daugava region.

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