{"id":7279,"date":"2022-07-18T06:18:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T06:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/?p=7279"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:54:16","slug":"nirsana-daugava-uz-plavinu-hes-nogremdeto-vigantes-estradi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daivings.lv\/en\/nirsana-daugava-to-plavina-hes-sunken-vigantes-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Diving in the Daugava river to the sunken V\u012bgante stage of P\u013cavi\u0146i HPP for 10,000 spectators"},"content":{"rendered":"

The V\u012bgante stage flooded by P\u013cavi\u0146u HEP is located in the Daugava, under water, at a depth of 8-15 meters, which depends on the water level at P\u013cavi\u0146u HEP. Underwater diving club "Divings"<\/strong>, diving instructor Walters Preimans<\/strong><\/a> and diving organized by the most active club divers<\/strong><\/a> in the Daugava to Staburaga rocks<\/a><\/strong> and the former Vigantes Park stage<\/strong><\/a>, takes place in the summer, when the water temperature in Daugava has reached the highest maximum of + 21 degrees C! The visible distance with an underwater light under water is approximately ~1.5 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the name of ecological electricity production, almost a century ago, one of Latvia's cultural places was sunk in the depths of the Daugava River, where up to 10,000 spectators could watch the performance of 1,200 singers.
Under the water at a depth of 8 meters, you can see the remains of the concrete wall structure, which remained from the former mighty "Liepavotu stage" of the V\u012bgante park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Under the water, you can see the amphitheater-shaped audience seats, which are left over from the former V\u012bgante or Liepavotu park stage, which was sunk by P\u013cavi\u0146u HPP. Now the underwater seats of the V\u012bgantes stage are home to Latvian underwater fauna - hundreds of fish and crayfish! The earlier stairs to the stage, which was once an amphitheater stage for 10 thousand spectators and 1,200 participants, lead to the bottom of the river of fate, which is now only accessible with the help of diving training and scuba diving!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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