Vikšrupis

The Vikšrupis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) and has a basin area of 30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi). The river is a right tributary of the Šušvė.[2]

Vikšrupis
The lower course of the Vikšrupis
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationNearby Jakšiai
MouthŠušvė near Macgaliai
  coordinates
55.2248°N 23.8445°E / 55.2248; 23.8445
Length16.9 km (10.5 mi)[1]
Basin size30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionŠušvėNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
  leftGaidys

It starts nearby Jakšiai village, then flows to the west through the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. The lower course is designated as the Pavikšrupys Botanical Zoological Sandtuary.

The hydronym Vikšrupis is a compound noun which the first root vikšr- could mean either 'rush' (vikšris) or 'caterpillar' (vikšras) while the second root up- means 'river' (upė).[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. "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications)" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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