Aluona

Aluona
Aluona
	The lower course of the Aluona
Location
Country	Lithuania
Location	Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nearby Dratkalnis
Mouth	Nevėžis in
• coordinates	55°9′12″N 23°48′39″E / 55.15333°N 23.81083°ECoordinates: 55°9′12″N 23°48′39″E / 55.15333°N 23.81083°E
Length	29.7 km (18.5 mi)
Basin size	123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.57 m³/s
Basin features
Progression	Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Mėlupis, Sakuona I, Sakuona, Kriausupys
• right

The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km². It is the right tributary of the Nevėžis river.

It begins near Dratkalnis village, at the border of Kėdainiai district municipality and Raseiniai district municipality. The Aluona flows mostly to the southeastern direction, crossing the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. The valley of the lower course is deep, the river forms scarps. This section is declared as the Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary.^[2]

The Aluona passes through Paaluonys, Šaravai, Skaistgiriai, Bajėnai I villages.

The hydronym Aluona is derived from the Lithuanian root al- as in the verb alėti ('to flow, to trickle').^[3]

Aluona in the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest

External links[]

^ 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)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Rainys, Algirdas (1985). Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 54.
^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.

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