The Labūnava Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, in central Lithuania. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south from Kėdainiai, next to Labūnava village. It was created in 1977, when a dam on the Barupė river was built next to Labūnava village.[2] In 2003, the dam was reconstructed and a small hydroelectric plant (of 160 kW) built.

Labūnava Reservoir
Labūnavos tvenkinys (Lithuanian)
Labūnava Reservoir next to Ansainiai
Labūnava Reservoir is located in Lithuania
Labūnava Reservoir
Labūnava Reservoir
Labūnava Reservoir is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Labūnava Reservoir
Labūnava Reservoir
LocationKėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates55°11′08″N 23°55′50″E / 55.18556°N 23.93056°E / 55.18556; 23.93056
Part ofBarupėNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Primary inflowsBarupė, Mėkla, Liepupė, Karklytė
Primary outflowsBarupė
First flooded1977
Max. length5.5 km (3.4 mi)[1]
Max. width0.3 km (0.19 mi)[1]
Surface area1.099 km2 (0.424 sq mi)
Average depth3.8 m (12 ft)[1]
Max. depth10.0 m (32.8 ft)[1]
Water volume0.00412 km3 (0.00099 cu mi)[1]
Shore length122 km (14 mi)[1]
Surface elevation40 m (130 ft)
SettlementsAnsainiai, Serbinai, Pamėkliai, Sičioniai, Labūnava
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The banks of the reservoir are curvy, often overgrown by reed beds. The reservoir is mostly surrounded by agriculture lands, but a small section of the Labūnava Forest is located nearby. The reservoir water is used for irrigation.[2]

View of the Labūnava Reservoir next to Pamėkliai

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Tvenkinių katalogas (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Aplinkos apsaugos ministerija. 1998.
  2. ^ a b Breivienė, Antanina (1986). "Labūnavos tvenkinys". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. pp. 463–464.