Ažytė
The Ažytė is a river of Raseiniai district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality, central Lithuania. It is a right tributary of the Šušvė river. It flows for 20 kilometres and has a basin area of 98 km². It originates near Betygala town and flows mostly eastwards. It meets Šušvė near Antkalnis village.
| Ažytė | |
|---|---|
 Ažytė at Ažytėnai | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Location | Raseiniai district municipality, Kėdainiai district municipality |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Šušvė |
• coordinates | 55.4498°N 23.6565°E |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 98 km2 (38 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.57 m³/s[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Šušvė→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Morkiškis, Ažytėlė, Duburys |
| • right | Ažynas, Traidupys |
The river valley is 10 20 m (66 ft) depth. The river channel is canalized in the upper course. Its width is 6–7 meters, depth 0.5–0.6 meters. Rapidness of the flow is 0.1 meters per second.[1]
The Ažytė runs through Barsukinė, Lenčiai, Ažytėnai, Antkalnis villages.
Its name possibly comes from the Lithuanian word ežia ('a boundary').[2]
Ažytė next to Antkalnis village
References
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- Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1985. p. 155.
- Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
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