Smilga (river)
| Smilga | |
|---|---|
Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Patranys village |
| Mouth | Nevėžis |
• coordinates | 55°17′17″N 23°59′04″E / 55.28806°N 23.98444°E |
| Length | 32 km (20 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1.08 m3/s (38 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tranys, Graisupis, Jaugila, Vištupis |
| • right | Smilgaitis, Klamputis |
The Smilga is a river in the
Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 32 kilometres (20 mi) and has a basin area of 208.8 km2 (80.6 sq mi).[3]
It begins near the village of
Nevėžis in the centre of Kėdainiai
.
The valley in upper and middle courses is negligible, though in becomes steep in the lower course. The course at some places has been straightened.[2]
The Smilga passes through
Pasmilgys villages and Kėdainiai
city.
The name Smilga comes from the Lithuanian word smilga ('bentgrass').[4]
Images
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Smilga in Kėdainiai at winter -
Smilga next to Bartkūniškiai -
Smilga nearby Kėdainiai -
Beaver dam in Smilga -
Smilga atPasmilgys
References
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- ^ a b B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 48.
- ^ "Mano vyriausybė | Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra".
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.