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{{other uses|Daugava (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Daugava
| name_other = Western Dvina, {{lang-ru|Западная Двина (Západnaya Dviná)}}, {{lang-be|Заходняя Дзвіна}} ({{IPA-be|zaˈxodnʲaja dzʲvʲiˈna|}}), {{lang-liv|Vēna}}, {{lang-de|Düna}}
| image =
| image_caption =
| source1_location = [[Valdai Hills]], [[Russia]]
| mouth_location = [[Gulf of Riga]], [[Baltic Sea]]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Belarus]], [[Latvia]], [[Russia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Estonia]]
| length = {{convert|1020|km|mi|abbr=on}}<ref name=statistics>{{cite web |url = http://landofancestors.com/travel/statistics/geography/237-main-characteristics-of-the-largest-rivers.html |title = Main Geographic Characteristics of the Republic of Belarus. Main characteristics of the largest rivers of Belarus |publisher = Data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus. |year = 2011 |website = Land of Ancestors |accessdate= 27 September 2013 }}</ref>
| source1_elevation = {{convert|221|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|0|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|678|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|87900|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}<ref name=statistics />
| pushpin_map = Latvia
| pushpin_map_size = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Latvia
| pushpin_map_alt = Relief Map of Latvia
}}
 
[[File:Riga Dom Bruecke Daugava.jpg|thumb|Daugava flowing through [[Riga]] in [[Latvia]]]]
[[File:Riga, Daugava River.JPG|thumb|300px|Daugava sunset in [[Riga]].]]
[[File:Ustdvinsk.jpg|thumb|300px|The Swedish army bombarding the fortress of [[Daugavgriva]] at the Daugava's estuary in [[Latvia]].]]
 
The '''Daugava''' ({{lang-ltg|Daugova}}) or '''Western Dvina''' is a river rising in the [[Valdai Hills]], flowing through [[Russia]], Belarus, and [[Latvia]] and into the [[Gulf of Riga]]. The total length of the river is {{convert|1020|km|mi|abbr=on}}:<ref name=statistics /> {{convert|325|km|mi|abbr=on}} in Russia