Varduva is a river in northwestern

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. Its length is . It is a left tributary of Venta; their confluence is on the Lithuania–Latvia border. Its origins and upper reaches are located within the

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. Its largest tributary is Sruoja. Larger settlements situated near Varduva include

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Renavas Renavas ( Samogitian: ''Rėnavs'', pl, Renowo) is a village in Mažeikiai District Municipality, Lithuania. It is located on the left bank of Varduva river, nearby the road Židikai-Seda. The village is known for its 16th century manor. History ...

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. Varduva has five small hydroelectric power plants: Kulšėnai, Ukrinai, Vadagiai, Juodeikiai, Renavas. The largest of these plants in Juodeikiai produced 2.99

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of electricity in 2010.

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Rivers of Lithuania Venta River basin {{Lithuania-river-stub