Gynėvė

The Gynėvė is a river of Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 36 kilometres (22 mi) and has a basin area of 125 km² (48 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the Dubysa.

Gynėvė
Gynėvė nearby Gožiai village
Location
Country	Lithuania
Region	Raseiniai district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Šetkaimys surroundings
Mouth	Dubysa in Padubysys
• coordinates	55.2082°N 23.5094°E / 55.2082; 23.5094
Length	35.7 km (22.2 mi)[1]
Basin size	124.7 km2 (48.1 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	0.66 m³/s[2]
Basin features
Progression	Dubysa→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Upytė, Gynėvaitė, Vaičupelis, Šolupis, Dargupys, Daugupys
• right	Lendrė, Šliaupė, Daugupys, Rūdynas, Skrandupys, Bernaupis, Prūdupis, Degutravis, Griaužravis, Švelnupys

The Gynėvė starts near Šetkaimys village, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Betygala. It flows mostly southwards, at the upper course passing through the Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest. It flows mostly in Raseiniai district municipality but one its section marks the limit between Raseiniai district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality. It meets the Dubysa nearby Padubysys village.

The valley of the lower course is deep. Part of it is flooded by the Plikiai Reservoir (area of 42.6 hectares (105 acres)). Pagynėvis, Gožiai and Plikiai are largest settlements by the Gynėvė.

The hydronym Gynėvė derrives from Lithuanian verbs ginti, gynėti ('to drive, to incite, to herd').[3]