Mėkla
| Mėkla | |
|---|---|
 The lower course of the Mėkla nearby Žiogaičiai | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Jonava District Municipality, nearby |
| Mouth | Barupė (Labūnava Reservoir) in Pamėkliai |
• coordinates | 55°11′13″N 23°56′10″E / 55.187°N 23.936°ECoordinates: 55°11′13″N 23°56′10″E / 55.187°N 23.936°E |
| Length | 26.9 km (16.7 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.4 m³/s[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Barupė→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Klampis, Varnaližis, Vadavė |
The Mėkla is a river of Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 27 kilometres and has a basin area of 93 km². It is a left tributary of the Barupė.
The Mėkla river starts nearby , in Jonava District Municipality. It flows towards north western direction through Kaunas District Municipality and Kėdainiai District Municipality, then empties into the Labūnava Reservoir on the Barupė river next to Pamėkliai village.
, , Gelnai, Saviečiai, Pamėkliai villages are located on the shores of the Mėkla.
The hydronym probably derives from Lithuanian words mėkla ('dummy') and pamėklė, pamėkla ('phantom, ghost, spook').[3]
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- ^ 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)
- ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 42.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Nevėžis
- Rivers of Lithuania
- Kėdainiai District Municipality
- Jonava District Municipality
- Kaunas District Municipality
- Lithuania river stubs