Amata (river)

The Amata is a river in Gauja National Park in the Middle Latvian Lowland. It flows from lake Kukala in Vidzeme to the river Gauja. The riverbanks feature Devonian red sandstone cliffs, and rapids. The River Amata is one of Latvia's fastest rivers and has one of the deepest valleys of the rivers in Vidzeme, with up to high sandstone and dolomite bedrock banks.
One of the steepest bank of Amata is the Zvārtes rock. It is more than 350 million years old and its height measures. It is one of the most popular sandstone outcrops in Latvia.