Ašarėna
| Ašarėna | |
|---|---|
 The lower course of Ašarėna downstream Pelėdnagiai | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Location | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pašiliai Forest |
| Mouth | Nevėžis, nearby Pelėdnagiai |
• coordinates | 55°14′47″N 23°56′58″E / 55.2464°N 23.9494°ECoordinates: 55°14′47″N 23°56′58″E / 55.2464°N 23.9494°E |
| Length | 6.4 km (4.0 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.053 m³/s |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
The Ašarėna is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 6.4 kilometres and has a basin area of 8.8 km². It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis.
It starts in the Pašiliai Forest, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Medekšiai. It meets the Nevėžis next to Pelėdnagiai. There are two ponds on Ašarėna in Pelėdnagiai.
The hydronym possibly derives from Lithuanian word ešerys (or ašarys in local dialect, 'perch'). Its original form could have been *Ešerinė.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Nevėžis
- Rivers of Lithuania
- Kėdainiai District Municipality
- Lithuania river stubs