Aknysta (river)
Appearance
Aknysta | |
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Aknysta river nearby Aknystos | |
Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Location | Anykščiai district municipality, Utena County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Aknystėlis Lake |
Mouth | Šventoji |
• coordinates | 55°37′47″N 25°18′28″E / 55.62972°N 25.30778°E |
Length | 18.2 km (11.3 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 0.87 m3/s (31 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Šventoji→ Neris→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Kilėva, Gėtys, Bigulis |
The Aknysta is a river in Anykščiai district municipality, Utena County, in northeastern Lithuania. It originates from Aknystėlis Lake, flows through the Lipšys Lake, and as a left-bank tributary discharges into the Šventoji. It flows for 18.2 kilometres and has a basin area of 94.2 km². The villages Aknystos and Aknysčiai are situated along the river.[2]
The hydronym Aknysta possibly derives from Lithuanian: akis 'eye, waterhole, ice-hole'.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pinkas HaKehillot Lita: Debeikai". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.