Liaudė

Liaudė
Liaudė in Paberžė
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Kėdainiai district municipality, Radviliškis district municipality, Panevėžys district municipality
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Pociūnėliai surroundings
Mouth	Nevėžis, near Surviliškis
• coordinates	55°27′52″N 24°03′16″E / 55.46444°N 24.05444°E / 55.46444; 24.05444Coordinates: 55°27′52″N 24°03′16″E / 55.46444°N 24.05444°E / 55.46444; 24.05444
Length	39.2 kilometres (24.4 mi)[1]
Basin size	183.5 km2 (70.8 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	0.68 m³/s[2]
Basin features
Progression	Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Kiemsrutas
• right	Nykis, Viešnautas

The Liaudė is a river in central Lithuania, flowing through Kėdainiai district municipality, Radviliškis district municipality and Panevėžys district municipality. It flows for 39.2 kilometres (24.4 mi) and has a basin area of 183.5 km² (70.8 sq mi). It is the right tributary of the Nevėžis river.

The river originates by the village near Pociūnėliai. It goes to the southeastern direction passing Pociūnėliai, , Paberžė, Užupė. It meets the Nevėžis 2 km from Surviliškis town.

The width of the river course is 5-8 m, the depth is 0.4-1.1 m. The rapidness of the flow is 0.2 meters per second at the upper course and 0.4 meters per second at the lower course.^[2]

Following ponds are dammed on the Liaudė river: , , , .

The hydronym Liaudė is of obscure origin, possible explanation is from the root *laud- (as Lithuanian: liaudis 'people, crowd') or it could be of the Finno-Ugric origin (ex. Estonian: laud 'moist').^[3]

References[]

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