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{{Infobox river

| name = Iecava

| image = Iecava pie Ozolniekiem.jpg

| image_caption = Iecava river in autumn near Ozolnieki village

| source1_location = Jaunjelgava municipality, Latvia

| mouth_location = Lielupe river, Latvia

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = {{LAT}}

| length = {{convert|155|km|mi|abbr=on}}[http://www.jrpic.lv/picdown/projekti/hidro/3.1.2.pdf Lielāko upju un to baseinu izvietojums] (The location of the biggest rivers and their basins in Latvia, in Latvian)

| source1_elevation =

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| basin_size = {{convert|2172|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}[http://www.jrpic.lv/picdown/projekti/hidro/3.1.2.pdf Lielāko upju un to baseinu izvietojums] (The location of the biggest rivers and their basins in Latvia, in Latvian)

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Iecava is a river in Latvia. Iecava's source is formed from several springs near Daudzese village, Jaunjelgava municipality. The river's mouth located 4 km below Jelgava city in Lielupe river.[http://www.jrpic.lv/picdown/projekti/hidro/3.1.2.pdf Lielāko upju un to baseinu izvietojums] (The location of the biggest rivers and their basins in Latvia, in Latvian)

Iecava river is flowing through Taurkalne and Upmale low lands where it has mainly wooded coasts.[http://www.jrpic.lv/picdown/projekti/hidro/3.1.2.pdf Lielāko upju un to baseinu izvietojums] (The location of the biggest rivers and their basins in Latvia, in Latvian) Near Iecava town it crossing Zemgale low land and in Tīreļi low land it reaches Lielupe river.

The main water source (more than 50%) for Iecava river is water from melting snow, but water from groundwaters is minimal (4-5%); because of that river usually overflows in springs and has low water level in summers.[http://www.jrpic.lv/picdown/projekti/hidro/3.1.2.pdf Lielāko upju un to baseinu izvietojums] (The location of the biggest rivers and their basins in Latvia, in Latvian)

Total number of Iecava's tributaries is ~400 (rivers, brooklets and ditches),[http://www.jrpic.lv/picdown/projekti/hidro/3.1.2.pdf Lielāko upju un to baseinu izvietojums] (The location of the biggest rivers and their basins in Latvia, in Latvian) the biggest of them are:

left bank's:
Kuma - 6 km
Ģirupe - 12 km
Smārde - 12 km
Ģedulis - 11 km
Īkstrums - 23 km:
right bank's:
Sudmaļupe - 6 km
Svētupe 6 km
Dzērvīte - 11 km
Briede - 10 km
Vēršupe - 15 km
Smakupe 26 km
Jāņupe - 20 km
Biržiņa - 16 km
Misa - 108 km