The Smilgaitis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 34 kilometres (21 mi) and has a basin area of 76 km2 (29 sq mi). It is a right tributary of the river Smilga.
| Smilgaitis | |
|---|---|
 Smilgaitis near Stasiūnai, Kėdainiai | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Krakės |
| • coordinates | 55°24′56″N 23°41′13″E / 55.4155°N 23.6870°E |
| Mouth | Smilga |
• coordinates | 55°17′31″N 23°53′41″E / 55.2920°N 23.8946°E |
| Length | 34.2 km (21.3 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 75.6 km2 (29.2 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.41 m³/s[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Smilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Dangaučius, Amalis |
Its source is nearby Krakės town. It flows through the Josvainiai forest, Meironiškiai, Ruseiniai villages and meets the Smilga river near Stasiūnai. Keleriškiai pond is dammed on the Smilgaitis river.
The name Smilgaitis comes from the Lithuanian word smilga ('bentgrass').[3]
References
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- LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17.
- ^ a b 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) - ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 48.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.