The LiaudÄ— is a river in central
Lithuania
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, flowing through
KÄ—dainiai district municipality
Kėdainiai () is one of the oldest List of cities in Lithuania, cities in Lithuania. It is located north of Lithuania's second largest city Kaunas on the banks of the Nevėžis River. Kėdainiai were first mentioned in the 1372 Livonian Chronicle ...
,
Radviliškis district municipality
Radviliškis District Municipality () is one of the seven List of municipalities of Lithuania, municipalities of Šiauliai County (''Šiaulių apskritis'') in Lithuania. Radviliškis town has been its center since 1950.
Radviliškis district has ...
and
Panevėžys district municipality
Panevėžys () is the fifth-largest List of cities in Lithuania, city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, eighth-most-populous city in the Baltic States. it occupies with 89,100 inhabitants. As defined by Eu ...
. It flows for and has a basin area of . It is a right tributary of the
Nevėžis
The Nevėžis (; ) is the List of rivers of Lithuania, sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Neman (river), Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania.[Vakarai
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village near Pociūnėliai. It flows in a southeasterly direction, passing
Pociūnėliai,
Žibartoniai,
Paberžė and
Užupė
Užupė ('a place across the river', formerly , ) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality, in Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 95 people. It is located 4 km from Survil ...
. It meets the
Nevėžis
The Nevėžis (; ) is the List of rivers of Lithuania, sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Neman (river), Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania.[Surviliškis
Surviliškis is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, 18 km from Kėdainiai, on the right bank of the Nevėžis river. In 2011 it had a population of 351. There are wooden Catholic church of Jesus (built in 1791), wooden chapel ...]
town.
The width of the river course is 5–8 m, the depth is 0.4–1.1 m. The rapidness of the flow is 0.2 meters per second at the upper course and 0.4 meters per second at the lower course.
Following ponds are dammed on the LiaudÄ— river:
Pociūnėliai pond,
RÅ«takiemis pond,
Žibartoniai 1st pond,
Žibartoniai 2nd pond.
The hydronym ''LiaudÄ—'' is of obscure origin, possible explanation is from the root ''*laud-'' (as 'people, crowd') or it could be of the
Finno-Ugric
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origin (ex. 'moist').
References
LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications) Ministry of Environment (Lithuania)
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*To implement the principle of sustainable development;
*To set preconditions for rational utilization, prote ...
. Accessed 2011-11-17.
External links
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Rivers of Lithuania
KÄ—dainiai District Municipality
Radviliškis District Municipality
Panevėžys District Municipality
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