Smilgaitis

The Smilgaitis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 34 kilometres (21 mi) and has a basin area of 76 km² (29 sq mi). It is a right tributary of the river Smilga.

Smilgaitis
Smilgaitis near Stasiūnai, Kėdainiai
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Krakės
• coordinates	55.4155°N 23.6870°E / 55.4155; 23.6870
Mouth	Smilga
• coordinates	55.2920°N 23.8946°E / 55.2920; 23.8946
Length	34.2 km (21.3 mi)[1]
Basin size	75.6 km2 (29.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	0.41 m³/s[2]
Basin features
Progression	Smilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• right	Dangaučius, Amalis

Its source is nearby Krakės town. It flows through the Josvainiai forest, Meironiškiai, Ruseiniai villages and meets the Smilga river near Stasiūnai. Keleriškiai pond is dammed on the Smilgaitis river.

The name Smilgaitis comes from the Lithuanian word smilga ('bentgrass').^[3]

References

• LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17.

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. 4. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 48.
3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.