Gynėvė

Gynėvė
Gynėvė
	Gynėvė nearby Gožiai village
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Raseiniai district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	surroundings
Mouth	Dubysa in
• coordinates	55°12′30″N 23°30′34″E / 55.2082°N 23.5094°ECoordinates: 55°12′30″N 23°30′34″E / 55.2082°N 23.5094°E
Length	35.7 km (22.2 mi)
Basin size	124.7 km2 (48.1 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.66 m³/s
Basin features
Progression	Dubysa→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Upytė, Gynėvaitė, Vaičupelis, Šolupis, Dargupys, Daugupys
• right	Lendrė, Šliaupė, Daugupys, Rūdynas, Skrandupys, Bernaupis, Prūdupis, Degutravis, Griaužravis, Švelnupys

The Gynėvė is a river of Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 36 kilometres (22 mi) and has a basin area of 125 km² (48 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the Dubysa.

The Gynėvė starts near village, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Betygala. It flows mostly southwards, at the upper course passing through the Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest. It flows mostly in Raseiniai district municipality but one its section marks the limit between Raseiniai district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality. It meets the Dubysa nearby village.

The valley of the lower course is deep. Part of it is flooded by the (area of 42.6 hectares (105 acres)). , Gožiai and are largest settlements by the Gynėvė.

The hydronym Gynėvė derrives from Lithuanian verbs ginti, gynėti ('to drive, to incite, to herd').^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 529.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985.
^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.

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[upes-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 529.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[TLE-2] Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985.

[LHEŽ-3] Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.

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