The Liedas (or Leda) is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 17.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 31.5 km².
| Liedas | |
|---|---|
 Liedas lower course nearby Juodkaimiai | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nearby Pelutava |
| Mouth | Šušvė in Juodkaimiai |
• coordinates | 55°15′06″N 23°49′17″E / 55.2518°N 23.8213°E |
| Length | 17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 31.5 km2 (12.2 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Šušvė→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Sąsvila |
It starts nearby Pelutava village and later flows through the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. It meets the Šušvė from the right side near Juodkaimiai village.
The hydronym Liedas possibly derives from Lithuanian verbs liedyti, lieti ('to water').[2]
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- ^ 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) - ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.