Svete (river)
Appearance
Švėtė, Svēte | |
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![]() Švėtė near Žagarė | |
Location | |
Country | Lithuania, Latvia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Šiauliai district |
Mouth | Lielupe |
• coordinates | 56°43′08″N 23°38′52″E / 56.7190°N 23.6477°E |
Length | 123 km (76 mi) |
Basin size | 2,295 km2 (886 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 2.7 m3/s (95 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lielupe→ Baltic Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Bērze |
The river Švėtė (Lithuanian: Švėtė, Latvian: Svēte) flows through the Šiauliai and Joniškis districts in the northern part 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.[1] It is a tributary of the Lielupe, joining it 8 km to the northwest of Jelgava. The Lielupe ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.
The upper part of the Švėtė can dry up completely in very dry summers,[1] and its main tributaries are the Šakyna, Žarė, Tērvete, Bērze, Žvairilas, Bukiškis, Juodupis, Katmilžis and Vilkija rivers.[1]
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