The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km². It is a right-bank tributary of the Nevėžis river.
| Aluona | |
|---|---|
 The lower course of the Aluona | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Location | Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nearby Dratkalnis |
| Mouth | Nevėžis in Vitkūnai |
• coordinates | 55°9′12″N 23°48′39″E / 55.15333°N 23.81083°E |
| Length | 29.7 km (18.5 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.57 m³/s[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mėlupis, Sakuona I, Sakuona, Kriausupys |
| • right | Žąsinas |
It begins near Dratkalnis village, at the border of Kėdainiai district municipality and Raseiniai district municipality. The Aluona flows mostly in a southeastern direction, crossing the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. The valley of the lower course is deep, the river forms scarps. This section is declared as the Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary.[2]
The Aluona passes through Paaluonys, Šaravai, Skaistgiriai, Bajėnai I villages.
The hydronym Aluona is derived from the Lithuanian root al- as in the verb alėti ('to flow, to trickle').[3]
External links edit
- Map of Nevėžis basin Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
References edit
- ^ 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) - ^ a b Rainys, Algirdas (1985). Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 54.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.