"Šventoji River" redirects here. For the river flowing directly into the Baltic Sea, see Šventoji (Baltic).
The Šventoji (Lithuanian:[ɕvʲɛnˈtôːjɪ]ⓘ; lit. The Holy One) is the longest river that flows entirely within Lithuania and the largest tributary of the Neris.[1] It originates from Lake Samanis in the Gražutė Regional Park and flows into the Neris near Jonava.[2] The longest tributary of the Šventoji is the Širvinta.
The Šventoji passes through the cities of Anykščiai, Kavarskas and Ukmergė. In 1963–1964 a dam near Kavarskas was built to replenish the Nevėžis using water from the Šventoji. However, the dam is no longer used for being too expensive, ineffective, and violating environmental regulations of the European Union.[3] In 1959, the Antalieptė Reservoir, the second largest artificial lake in Lithuania, was built on the Šventoji.[2]
Tributariesedit
The following rivers are tributaries to the river Šventoji (from source to mouth):
Šventoji, neris, Šventoji, river, redirects, here, river, flowing, directly, into, baltic, Šventoji, baltic, Šventoji, lithuanian, ɕvʲɛnˈtôːjɪ, holy, longest, river, that, flows, entirely, within, lithuania, largest, tributary, neris, originates, from, lake, s. Sventoji River redirects here For the river flowing directly into the Baltic Sea see Sventoji Baltic The Sventoji Lithuanian ɕvʲɛnˈtoːjɪ lit The Holy One is the longest river that flows entirely within Lithuania and the largest tributary of the Neris 1 It originates from Lake Samanis in the Grazute Regional Park and flows into the Neris near Jonava 2 The longest tributary of the Sventoji is the Sirvinta SventojiLocationCountryLithuaniaPhysical characteristicsSource locationLake Samanis elevation225 m 738 ft MouthNeris coordinates55 05 39 N 24 21 05 E 55 09417 N 24 35139 E 55 09417 24 35139Length246 km 153 mi Basin size6 889 km2 2 660 sq mi Discharge average56 1 m3 s 1 980 cu ft s Basin featuresProgressionNeris Neman Baltic Sea The Sventoji passes through the cities of Anyksciai Kavarskas and Ukmerge In 1963 1964 a dam near Kavarskas was built to replenish the Nevezis using water from the Sventoji However the dam is no longer used for being too expensive ineffective and violating environmental regulations of the European Union 3 In 1959 the Antaliepte Reservoir the second largest artificial lake in Lithuania was built on the Sventoji 2 Tributaries editThe following rivers are tributaries to the river Sventoji from source to mouth Left Savasa Vyzuona Aknysta Tauroze Berzuona Elme Anyksta Virinta Dagia Sirvinta Right Kriauna Nasve Jara Pelysa Vadaksta Grieza Latava BiebeReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sventoji Sventosios pabaseinis in Lithuanian Aplinkos apsaugos agentura 2009 04 27 Retrieved 2009 07 13 a b Ten kur prasideda Sventoji in Lithuanian Grazute Regional Park Retrieved 2009 07 13 Subacius Gintautas 2006 07 19 Nevezio troskulys dideja in Lithuanian Sekunde lt This article related to a river in Lithuania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sventoji Neris amp oldid 1212704541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
