The Šumera is a river in the Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 26.2 kilometres (16.3 mi)[1] and has a basin area of 89 km2 (34 sq mi). The river flows into the Obelis (from the right side), a tributary of the Nevėžis, which is in turn a tributary of the Neman.[3]
| Šumera | |
|---|---|
 Šumera in the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Dargužiai village surroundings |
| Mouth | Obelis |
• coordinates | 55°17′06″N 24°11′19″E / 55.2851°N 24.1886°E |
| Length | 26.2 km (16.3 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 89 km2 (34 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.45 m³/s[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Obelis→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Juodupis, Ringa |
The Šumera starts nearby former Dargužiai village and flows mostly southwards through agriculture lands and the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest. It meets the Obelis in Pašumerys village.
The name Šumera (or Šiumera) is of obscure origin, maybe derived from Lithuanian Germanism šiumas ('foam, decoction').[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c 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) - ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 223.
- ^ "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications)" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.