The Dysna ( be, Дзісна ''Dzisna''; russian: Дисна ''Disna'') is a river that flows through

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 ...

and

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

into the

Daugava River , be, Заходняя Дзвіна (), liv, Vēna, et, Väina, german: Düna , image = Fluss-lv-Düna.png , image_caption = The drainage basin of the Daugava , source1_location = Valdai Hills, Russia , mouth_location = Gulf of Riga, Baltic S ...

near the town of

Dzisna Dzisna ( be, Дзісна, russian: Дисна, lt, Dysna, pl, Dzisna) is a town in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus. It is located on the left bank of the Daugava River, near the confluence of Dysna. It has 1,500 inhabitants (2017 estimate) ...

. The river originates from Lake Parsvėtas, near

Dūkštas Dūkštas (; pl, Dukszty) is a city in eastern Lithuania, north from Ignalina, on the bank of Lake Dūkštas. Notable people * Charles Rappoport (1865–1941), militant communist politician, journalist and writer, who lived most of his life in ...

Ignalina district municipality Ignalina District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania. Structure District structure: * 2 cities – Dūkštas and Ignalina; * 3 towns – Mielagėnai, Rimšė and Tverečius; * 726 villages. * Ignalina District Municipal ...

. It flows through

Lake Dysnai The Lake Dysnai is the second largest lake in Lithuania. With average depth of only it is one of the shallowest lakes in Lithuania. It is located in the Ignalina district municipality, about south from Dūkštas city. Dūkštas Train Station is ...

and Lake Dysnykštis. Near Kačergiškės it turns east and for 39 km flows on the

ian border. The length in Lithuania is 17 km. One of the lakes in the basin area is the

Lake Drūkšiai A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

that supports

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant ( lt, Ignalinos atominė elektrinė, IAE) is a decommissioned two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. It was named after the nearby city of Ignalina. Due to the plant's sim ...

. Its largest tributaries are Birvėta, Golbica, Janka, Berezovka, Mnuta.

References

* Rivers of Lithuania Rivers of Vitebsk Region International rivers of Europe Belarus–Lithuania border Rivers of Belarus {{Lithuania-river-stub