Obelis

The Obelis is a river in the Ukmergė district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality in central Lithuania. It flows for 53.3 kilometres (33.1 mi) and has a basin area of 673.8 km² (260.2 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis into which it flows near Kėdainiai.

Obelis
Obelis near Juodkiškiai village
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Ukmergė district municipality, Kėdainiai district municipality
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Siesikai
• coordinates	55.3231°N 24.4875°E / 55.3231; 24.4875
Mouth	Nevėžis in Kėdainiai
• coordinates	55.2704°N 23.9582°E / 55.2704; 23.9582
Length	53.3 kilometres (33.1 mi)[1]
Basin size	673.8 km2 (260.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	2.7 m³/s[2]
• minimum	0.001 m³/s[2]
• maximum	227 m³/s[2]
Basin features
Progression	Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Arvystas, Lankesa, Piltyna
• right	Rudekšna, Indija, Šumera, Suleva, Malčius II, Malčius

The river valley is 200–220 m wide and 8–14 m high. The width of the river course is 5–12 m. The rapidness of the current is 0,2–0,3 meters per second.^[2] Kapliai Reservoir, Bubliai Reservoir and Juodkiškiai Reservoir dam the Obelis river. It flows through Paobelys, Šėta, Aukštieji Kapliai, Aristava, Paobelys, and meets the Nevėžis in Kėdainiai.

The river name Obelis derives from the Lithuanian word obelis ('apple tree').^[3]

References

1. 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)
2. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 229.
3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.