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Lėvuo
The Lėvuo is a river in Northern Lithuania, a right tributary of the river Mūša. Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2020-01-31. Lėvuo is 148 kilometres long. In 1931 Sanžilė channel, connecting Lėvuo and Nevėžis rivers was built. Biggest tributary rivers of Lėvuo are |
Kupa (Lėvuo)
The Kupa is a small river in northern Lithuania and a left tributary of the Lėvuo. . Accessed 2020-01-31. At first it flows to north but then near Juodupė town turns to the west. It flows through |
Viešinta
Viešinta is a river of Anykščiai district municipality, Utena County, northeastern Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a left tributary of the river Lėvuo. Ministry of Environment (Lithuania)
The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos aplinkos ministerija) oversees the environment and natural resources in Lithuania. Its mission is:
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Svalia (river)
The Svalia is a 36-km long river in northern Lithuania and a right tributary of the Lėvuo river. . Accessed 2020-01-31. The town of is located near the mouth of the Svalia and is named after it. Pasvalys in |
Nevėžis
The Nevėžis () is the sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Nemunas. Its length is , and it flows only within the geographical confines of Lithuania.Statistical Yearbook of Lithuania 2014 p. 12 It is the second longest river in Lithuania, after the Šventoji, that flows exclusively within its borders. Its source is in the Anykščiai District Municipality, and the river first flows in a northwesterly direction, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kupiškis District
Kupiškis () is a city in northeastern Lithuania. It is the capital of the Kupiškis district municipality, mainly known for its sculptures and fourth biggest water reservoir in Lithuania. Kupiškis is located on the Lėvuo and Kupa rivers. The name of the city comes from the Kupa River. The Gediminas Bridge crosses the Kupa River. There are six parts of the city, which are named: * ''Centras'' (Center or Old Town; the oldest buildings in the city, town hall, sanitation and utility buildings, library, church, high school, blocks of flats, detached houses) * ''Krantinė'' (high-rise housing complex between 4 and 5 floors, detached houses, shopping malls, preschool, primary school) * ''Kraštiečiai'' (high-rise housing complex between 2 and 6 floors, shopping malls, preschool) * ''Račiupėnai'' (a residential area; detached houses, middle school, business and technological school, bus station) * ''Zuntė'' (a residential area; detached houses) * ''Pramoninė teritorija'' (Industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mūša
Mūša ( lv, Mūsa; German: Muhsse) is a river in Northern Lithuania and Southern Latvia ( Zemgale region). At its confluence with the river Nemunėlis ( lv, Mēmele) in Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ..., near city Bauska, the river Lielupė is formed. The river is 164 kilometers (146 km in Lithuania, 18 km in Latvia) long. References LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications) Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17. Rivers of Lithuania Rivers of Latvia International rivers of Europe Latvia–Lithuania border {{Latvia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania on 6 July 1253. In the 14th century, the Grand Duchy of Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Environment (Lithuania)
The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos aplinkos ministerija) oversees the environment and natural resources in Lithuania. Its mission is: *To implement the principle of sustainable development; *To set preconditions for rational utilization, protection and restoration of natural resources; *To ensure provision of information about the state of environment and its forecasts to the public; *To create conditions for the development of construction business and the provision of residents with housing; *To ensure a proper environmental quality, taking into account the norms and standards of the European Union. The Environment Protection Department, accountable to the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas, was established to oversee environment protection and exploitation of natural resources after Lithuania declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. In 1996, the Department was reorganized into Ministry of Environmental Protect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mituva (Lėvuo)
Mituva is a river in the western part of Lithuania (Raseiniai and Jurbarkas districts). It is a tributary of the Nemunas River. The Mituva originates 8 km to the northwest of Ariogala and just 1 km from the Dubysa river. It flows to the west and after confluence with the Vidauja river turns to the southeast. The Mituva joins with the Nemunas in Jurbarkas Jurbarkas (; Samogitian: ''Jorbarks'', known also by several alternative names) is a city in Tauragė County, in Samogitia, Lithuania. Jurbarkas is located in the historic land of Karšuva. It is on the right-hand shore of the Nemunas at its ... City. The main tributaries are Gausantė, Snietala, Antvardė, Imsrė, Akmena, Alsa and Vidauja. Rivers of Lithuania {{Lithuania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
