The Šerkšnys, or Šerkšnė, is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. The 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long river has a basin area of 35 km2 (14 sq mi). The Šerkšnys flows into the Nevėžis, a tributary of the Neman.[2]
| Šerkšnys | |
|---|---|
 Šerkšnys between Pelėdnagiai and Paobelys | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Region | Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nearby Nociūnai |
| Mouth | Nevėžis in Paobelys |
• coordinates | 55°15′32″N 23°57′17″E / 55.2588°N 23.9546°E |
| Length | 13.7 km (8.5 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 34.6 km2 (13.4 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Gentrinė |
The Šerkšnys begins near Nociūnai village and flows westwards in the Kėdainiai Industrial Zone surroundings. The Šerkšnys meets the Nevėžis from the left, next to Paobelys village.
The hydronym is derived from Lithuanian adjective šerkšnas ('hoar, hoary, greyish').[3]
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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) - ^ "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications)" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.