Obelis

The Obelis is a river of Ukmergė district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality, central Lithuania. It flows for 53.3 kilometres (33.1 mi) and has a basin area of 673.8 km2 (260.2 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis near Kėdainiai.

Obelis
Obelis near Juodkiškiai village
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionUkmergė district municipality, Kėdainiai district municipality
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNear Siesikai
  coordinates55.3231°N 24.4875°E / 55.3231; 24.4875
MouthNevėžis in Kėdainiai
  coordinates
55.2704°N 23.9582°E / 55.2704; 23.9582
Length53.3 kilometres (33.1 mi)[1]
Basin size673.8 km2 (260.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  average2.7 m³/s[2]
  minimum0.001 m³/s[2]
  maximum227 m³/s[2]
Basin features
ProgressionNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
  leftArvystas, Lankesa, Piltyna
  rightRudekšna, Indija, Šumera, Suleva, Malčius II, Malčius

The river valley is 200–220 m wide and 8–14 m high. The width of the river course is 5–12 m. The rapidness of the current is 0,2–0,3 meters per second.[2] There are Kapliai Reservoir, Bubliai Reservoir and Juodkiškiai Reservoir dammed on the Obelis river. It flows through Paobelys, Šėta, Aukštieji Kapliai, Aristava, Paobelys, and meets the Nevėžis in Kėdainiai.

The river name Obelis derives from the Lithuanian word obelis ('apple tree').[3]

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. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 229.
  3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
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