Švėtė

The Švėtė (Lithuanian) or Svēte (Latvian) River flows through the Šiauliai and Joniškis districts in the northern region of Lithuania, and the southern part of Latvia.^[1] The source of the Švėtė is near Tulominai, about 16 km southeast of Kuršėnai, and the river flows north passing by Žagarė, near the Latvian border. It is a tributary of the Lielupe River, joining it 8 km to the northwest of Jelgava. The Lielupe River ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.

The upper part of the Švėtė can dry up completely in very dry summers^{[citation needed]}, and its main tributaries are the Šakyna, Žarė, Tervete, Bērze, Žvairilas, Bukiškis, Juodupis, Katmilžis and Vilkija rivers.

References

1. ^ Jonas Zinkus, et. al: Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija, Simno-Žvorūnė, Vyriausioji Enciklopedijų Redakcij, Vilnius, Vol. 4, pp. 241, 1998.

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