| Linkava | |
|---|---|
 Linkava in Rabikiai village | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Ramygala |
| Mouth | Nevėžis in Krekenava |
• coordinates | 55°32′44″N 24°06′14″E / 55.5456°N 24.1038°E |
| Length | 36.8 km (22.9 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 163.4 km2 (63.1 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.82 m³/s[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Ratlankstis, Žiežmojus, Gilupis, Kreivė |
| • right | Vermenė, Drūlupis, Tiltmedys, Sidzena, Josvainis |
The Linkava is a river in Kėdainiai district municipality and Panevėžys district municipality, central Lithuania. It flows for 36.8 kilometres (22.9 mi) and has a basin area of 163.4 km2 (63.1 sq mi).
The Linkava starts 4 km from Ramygala, near Vaidilai village. It flows to the southwest, later to the north west and meets the Nevėžis river (from the left side) in Krekenava. The bed width is 6-12, at some places 14-22 meters, the depth is 0.5-3 meters. The river course from Butrimoniai village has been left intact and now belongs to Krekenava Regional Park.[2]
The name Linkava derives from the root *link- as in Lithuanian linka ('hollow, dip'), linkis ('curve, bay'), linkti ('to bend').[3]
References
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- 1 2 B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 Rainys, Algirdas (2008). Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 13. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. p. 413.
- ↑ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
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