Īkstrums
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LatviaSourcenear Code, Bauska Municipality
| Īkstrums | |
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 Īkstrums in Code | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Code, Bauska Municipality |
| • coordinates | 56°26′28″N 24°13′17″E / 56.44111°N 24.22139°E |
| Mouth | Iecava, Bauska Municipality |
• coordinates | 56°39′19″N 24°05′04″E / 56.65528°N 24.08444°E |
| Length | 23km |
The Īkstrums, also Ikstrums, is a river in Semigallia, Latvia. It flows through the parishes of Bauska, Code, Mežotne and Iecava,[1] where it flows into the River Iecava as a left-bank tributary. It begins southwest of Code as the former headwaters of the Garoze River.[2] In length it is 23 or 28 km.
The mouth of the river in Iecava Parish is located near Zālīte. It runs first eastward to Garoze, then turns north. In a large part of the Īkstrum's course, the bed is regulated. The basin is formed mainly by county ditches. The most notable settlements on its banks are Code, Bērzmuiža, Zālīte.