The Rukai is a lake in Krakės Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north from Krakės town, at Rukai village. It belongs to the Dotnuvėlė basin (part of the Nevėžis basin).

Rukai
Rukai Lake from the eastern coast
Rukai is located in Lithuania
Rukai
Rukai
Rukai is located in Kėdainiai District Municipality
Rukai
Rukai
LocationKėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates55°27′51″N 23°44′28″E / 55.46417°N 23.74111°E / 55.46417; 23.74111
Part ofDotnuvėlėNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Max. length0.7 km (0.43 mi)
Max. width0.1 km (0.062 mi)
Surface area0.064 km2 (0.025 sq mi)[1]
Shore length11.5 km (0.93 mi)
Surface elevation92.9 m (305 ft)
SettlementsRukai
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Coasts of the lake are flat, swampy, covered by reed beds.

The name Rukai comes from the village name Rukai.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Rukai (ežeras)". Gamtos katalogas. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  2. ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.