Aluona
River in Kaunas County, Lithuania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km². It is a right-bank tributary of the Nevėžis river.
Aluona | |
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The lower course of the Aluona | |
Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Location | Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Nearby Dratkalnis |
Mouth | Nevėžis in Vitkūnai |
• coordinates | 55°9′12″N 23°48′39″E |
Length | 29.7 km (18.5 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 0.57 m³/s[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Mėlupis, Sakuona I, Sakuona, Kriausupys |
• right | Žąsinas |
It begins near Dratkalnis village, at the border of Kėdainiai district municipality and Raseiniai district municipality. The Aluona flows mostly in a southeastern direction, crossing the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. The valley of the lower course is deep, the river forms scarps. This section is declared as the Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary.[2]
The Aluona passes through Paaluonys, Šaravai, Skaistgiriai, Bajėnai I villages.
The hydronym Aluona is derived from the Lithuanian root al- as in the verb alėti ('to flow, to trickle').[3]