Suleva | |
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Suleva near its mouth | |
Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Okainėliai surroundings |
Mouth | Obelis (Kapliai Reservoir) in Aukštieji Kapliai |
• coordinates | 55°17′18″N 24°09′19″E / 55.2883°N 24.1553°E / 55.2883; 24.1553 |
Length | 19.7 km (12.2 mi) |
Basin size | 43.0 km (16.6 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Obelis→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
Tributaries | |
• right | Beržė |
The Suleva (or Suliava) is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 20 kilometres (12 mi) and has a basin area of 43 km (17 sq mi).
It starts nearby Okainėliai village, 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from Pavermenys. It flows southwards mostly through the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest and meets the Obelis from the right side in Aukštieji Kapliai.
Suleva passes through Milžemiai and Jaskaičiai villages.
The hydronym derives from Lithuanian word sula ('sap', 'juice').
References
- ^ 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) - Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
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