The Upytė is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) and has a basin area of 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi). It is a right tributary of the river Nevėžis.
| Upytė | |
|---|---|
 Upytė in Karūnava | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Galulaukiai |
| • coordinates | 55°14′45″N 23°53′53″E / 55.2459°N 23.8980°E |
| Mouth | Šušvė nearby Vainikai |
• coordinates | 55°12′56″N 23°54′38″E / 55.2155°N 23.9105°E |
| Length | 5.6 km (3.5 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Gilasys |
It begins nearby Galulaukiai village. It flows mostly southwards and meets the Nevėžis between Karūnava and Vainikai villages. A little pond is dammed on the Upytė in Karūnava.
The name Upytė in Lithuanian means 'little river, rivulet'.[2]
References edit
- LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17.
- ^ 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) - ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.