Ašarėna

The Ašarėna is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 6.4 kilometres and has a basin area of 8.8 km². It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis.

Ašarėna
The lower course of Ašarėna downstream Pelėdnagiai
Location
CountryLithuania
LocationKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPašiliai Forest
MouthNevėžis, nearby Pelėdnagiai
  coordinates
55.2464°N 23.9494°E / 55.2464; 23.9494
Length6.4 km (4.0 mi)[1]
Basin size8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  average0.053 m³/s
Basin features
ProgressionNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea

It starts in the Pašiliai Forest, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Medekšiai. It meets the Nevėžis next to Pelėdnagiai. There are two ponds on Ašarėna in Pelėdnagiai.

The hydronym possibly derives from Lithuanian word ešerys (or ašarys in local dialect, 'perch'). Its original form could have been *Ešerinė.[2]

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. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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