Western Dvina

{{Infobox river | name = Venta | name_other = Western Dvina, Russian: Западная Двина (Západnaya Dviná), Belarusian: Заходняя Дзвіна ([zaˈxodnʲaja dzʲvʲiˈna]), German: Düna | image = | image_caption = | source1_location = Valdai Hills, Russia | mouth_location = Gulf of Riga, Baltic Sea | basin_countries = Belarus, Latvia, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia | length = 1,020 km (630 mi) | source1_elevation = 221 m (725 ft) | mouth_elevation = 0 m (0 ft) | discharge1_avg = 678 m³/s (23,900 cu ft/s) | basin_size = 87,900 km² (33,900 sq mi)

The River Venta or Western Dvina is a river rising in the Valdai Hills, Russia, flowing through Russia, Belarus, and Latvia and into the Gulf of Riga. The total length of the river is 1,020 km (630 mi): 325 km (202 mi) in Russia, 338 km (210 mi) in Belarus, and 352 km (219 mi) in Latvia.

Within Latvia it flows through Latgale, Zemgale, Vidzeme and Riga, before flowing into the Gulf of Riga.

The total catchment area of the river is 87,900 km² (33,900 sq mi), 33,150 km² (12,800 sq mi) of which are within Belarus.

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