The Rukai is a lake in Krakės Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north from Krakės town, at Rukai village. It belongs to the Dotnuvėlė basin (part of the Nevėžis basin).
| Rukai | |
|---|---|
 Rukai Lake from the eastern coast | |
  Rukai  Rukai | |
| Location | Kėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 55°27′51″N 23°44′28″E / 55.46417°N 23.74111°E |
| Part of | Dotnuvėlė→Nevėžis→Neman→Baltic Sea |
| Max. length | 0.7 km (0.43 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.1 km (0.062 mi) |
| Surface area | 0.064 km2 (0.025 sq mi)[1] |
| Shore length1 | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 92.9 m (305 ft) |
| Settlements | Rukai |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Coasts of the lake are flat, swampy, covered by reed beds.
The name Rukai comes from the village name Rukai.[2]
References
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- ^ "Rukai (ežeras)". Gamtos katalogas. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.