Šumera

The Šumera is a river in the Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 26.2 kilometres (16.3 mi)[1] and has a basin area of 89 km2 (34 sq mi). The river flows into the Obelis (from the right side), a tributary of the Nevėžis, which is in turn a tributary of the Neman.[3]

Šumera
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationDargužiai village surroundings
MouthObelis
  coordinates
55.2851°N 24.1886°E / 55.2851; 24.1886
Length26.2 km (16.3 mi)[1]
Basin size89 km2 (34 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  average0.45 m³/s[2]
Basin features
ProgressionObelisNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
  leftJuodupis, Ringa

The Šumera starts nearby former Dargužiai village and flows mostly southwards through agriculture lands and the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest. It meets the Obelis in Pašumerys village.

The name Šumera (or Šiumera) is of obscure origin, maybe derived from Lithuanian Germanism šiumas ('foam, decoction').[4]

References

  1. 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)
  2. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 223.
  3. "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications)" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  4. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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