Nevėžis
| Nevėžis | |
|---|---|
Nevėžis lower course in Kaunas District Municipality | |
Map of Nevėžis | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Paraisčiai Mire, Anykščiai District Municipality |
| Mouth | Neman in Raudondvaris |
• coordinates | 54°55′55″N 23°45′17″E / 54.9319°N 23.7546°E |
| Length | 209 km (130 mi) |
| Basin size | 6,140 km2 (2,370 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 33.2 m3/s (1,170 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Alanta, Juoda, Upytė, Linkava, Obelis, Barupė, Gynia |
| • right | Juosta, Kiršinas, Liaudė, Kruostas, Dotnuvėlė, Smilga, Šušvė, Aluona, Strūna |
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The Nevėžis (/nɪˈvɛʒɪs, nɛ-/; Lithuanian: [nʲɛˈvʲěːʑɪs] ⓘ) is the sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Nemunas. The 209 km (130 mi) long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania. Among the rivers that flow exclusively within Lithuania's borders, the Nevėžis is the second longest, after the Šventoji. Its source is in the Anykščiai District Municipality. The river first flows in a northwesterly direction, but at Panevėžys it turns southwest, and passing Kėdainiai, flows into the Neman just west of Kaunas near Raudondvaris.