The Angiriai Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-west from Josvainiai town. It was created in 1980, when a dam on the Šušvė river had been built next to Angiriai village. In 2000, the dam was reconstructed and a small hydroelectric plant built.[2]

Angiriai Reservoir
Angirių tvenkinys (Lithuanian)
Angiriai Reservoir next to Angiriai village
Angiriai Reservoir is located in Lithuania
Angiriai Reservoir
Angiriai Reservoir
Angiriai Reservoir is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Angiriai Reservoir
Angiriai Reservoir
LocationKėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates55°17′49″N 23°42′49″E / 55.29694°N 23.71361°E / 55.29694; 23.71361
Part ofŠušvėNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Primary inflowsŠušvė, Paupelys, Žemėplėša, Cigoniškė
Primary outflowsŠušvė
First flooded1980
Max. length11.6 km (7.2 mi)[1]
Max. width0.6 km (0.37 mi)[1]
Surface area2.483 km2 (0.959 sq mi)[1]
Average depth6.2 m (20 ft)[1]
Max. depth11.6 m (38 ft)[1]
Water volume0.0155 km3 (0.0037 cu mi)[1]
Shore length124 km (15 mi)[1]
Surface elevation63 m (207 ft)[2]
SettlementsAngiriai, Pilsupiai, Griniai, Užvarčiai
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Shores of the reservoir at some places are high. The Pilsupiai Outcrop opens to the reservoir in Pilsupiai village. At the higher part of the Angiriai Reservoir the Skinderiškis Dendrological Park is located.

View to the Angiriai Reservoir from the Pilsupiai hillfort

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Tvenkinių katalogas (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Aplinkos apsaugos ministerija. 1998.
  2. ^ a b "Angirių tvenkinys". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. 2001. Retrieved 20 December 2020.