Klamputis

The Klamputis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It originates in Varėnai village, on the edge of Kėdainiai and flows for 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) till the confluence with the Smilga (from the right side) in Bartkūniškiai.

Klamputis
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationVarėnai village
MouthSmilga in Bartkūniškiai
  coordinates
55°18′13″N 23°56′8″E
Length4.1 km (2.5 mi)[1]
Basin size5.5 km2 (2.1 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionSmilgaNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea

Two little ponds are on the lower flow of the Klamputis. The river passes through Varėnai, Tubiai and Bartkūniškiai villages.

The name Klamputis comes from Lithuanian klampus ('slimy, sloughy').[2]

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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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