Lankesa

Lankesa
Lankesa
	Lankesa nearby Užkapiai village
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Vilnius County, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	, Ukmergė District Municipality
Mouth	Obelis in Valkaičiai
• coordinates	55°16′11″N 24°08′05″E / 55.2697°N 24.1348°ECoordinates: 55°16′11″N 24°08′05″E / 55.2697°N 24.1348°E
Length	54 km (34 mi)
Basin size	245 km2 (95 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	1.23 m³/s
Basin features
Progression	Obelis→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Srautas, Petrašiunka, Juodynė, Medukšna
• right	Garanklė, Gramas

The Lankesa is a river in central Lithuania. It flows for 54 kilometres (34 mi) and has a basin area of 245 km² (95 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the Obelis.

It begins nearby village in Ukmergė District Municipality, then flows to the south west through Jonava District Municipality. After a confluence with the Medukšna it turns to the north west and runs through Kėdainiai District Municipality till it meets the Obelis in Valkaičiai.^[2]

After bigger rains it often overflows own course. It often dries out during summers and freezes up to the bottom during winters.^[2]

, , , , , Žeimiai, Užkapiai, Vainiūnai, Stašaičiai settlements are located on the banks of the Lankesa. At its confluence with the Obelis the Stašaičiai hillfort stands.

The hydronym Lankesa derives either from Lithuanian word lanka ('flood-meadow'), or from lankas, lankstas ('bend, crook').^[3]

References[]

LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17.

^ 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 ^c Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 477-478.
^ 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. 507.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[TLE-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1986. p. 477-478.

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

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