The river Švėtė (Lithuanian: Švėtė, Latvian: Svēte) flows through the Šiauliai and Joniškis districts in the northern part of Lithuania, and the southern part of Latvia.[1] The source of the Švėtė is near Tulominai, about 16 km southeast of Kuršėnai, and the river flows north passing by Žagarė, near the Latvian border.[1] It is a tributary of the Lielupe, joining it 8 km to the northwest of Jelgava. The Lielupe ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.
| Švėtė, Svēte | |
|---|---|
 The Švėtė near Žagarė | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania, Latvia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Šiauliai district |
| Mouth | Lielupe |
• coordinates | 56°43′08″N 23°38′52″E / 56.7190°N 23.6477°E |
| Length | 123 km (76 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,295 km2 (886 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.7 m3/s (95 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lielupe→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bērze |
The upper part of the Švėtė can dry up completely in very dry summers.[1] Its main tributaries are the Šakyna, Žarė, Tērvete, Bērze, Žvairilas, Bukiškis, Juodupis, Katmilžis and Vilkija rivers.[1]
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