Ažytė

The Ažytė is a river of Raseiniai district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality, central Lithuania. It is a tributary of the Šušvė river. It flows for 20 kilometres and has a basin area of 98 km². It originates near Betygala town and flows mostly eastwards. It meets Šušvė near Antkalnis village.

Ažytė
Ažytė at Ažytėnai
Location
CountryLithuania
LocationRaseiniai district municipality, Kėdainiai district municipality
Physical characteristics
MouthŠušvė
  coordinates
55.4498°N 23.6565°E / 55.4498; 23.6565
Length20 km (12 mi)[1]
Basin size98 km2 (38 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  average0.57 m³/s[1]
Basin features
ProgressionŠušvėNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
  leftMorkiškis, Ažytėlė, Duburys
  rightAžynas, Traidupys

The river valley is 10-20 meters deep. The river channel is canalized in the upper course. Its width is 6–7 meters while its depth hovers between 0.5–0.6 meters. Rapidness of the flow is 0.1 meters per second.[1]

The Ažytė runs through Barsukinė, Lenčiai, Ažytėnai, Antkalnis villages.

Its name possibly comes from the Lithuanian word ežia ('a boundary').[2]

Ažytė next to Antkalnis village

References

  1. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 155.
  2. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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