Smilgaitis

The Smilgaitis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 34 kilometres (21 mi) and has a basin area of 76 km2 (29 sq mi). It is a right tributary of the river Smilga.

Smilgaitis
Smilgaitis near Stasiūnai, Kėdainiai
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNear Krakės
  coordinates55.4155°N 23.6870°E / 55.4155; 23.6870
MouthSmilga
  coordinates
55.2920°N 23.8946°E / 55.2920; 23.8946
Length34.2 km (21.3 mi)[1]
Basin size75.6 km2 (29.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  average0.41 m³/s[2]
Basin features
ProgressionSmilgaNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
  rightDangaučius, Amalis

Its source is nearby Krakės town. It flows through the Josvainiai forest, Meironiškiai, Ruseiniai villages and meets the Smilga river near Stasiūnai. Keleriškiai pond is dammed on the Smilgaitis river.

The name Smilgaitis comes from the Lithuanian word smilga ('bentgrass').[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. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 48.
  3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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