Jaugiliai Lake

The Jaugiliai (or Jaugėliai) is a lake in Krakės Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the north from Krakės town, at Jaugiliai village. It belongs to the Smilga basin (part of the Nevėžis basin) as the Smilga's tributary the Jaugila passes through the lake.

Jaugiliai
Jaugiliai Lake and village
Jaugiliai
Jaugiliai
LocationKėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates55°26′35″N 23°44′13″E
Part ofSmilgaNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Primary inflowsJaugila
River sourcesJaugila
Max. length0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Max. width0.1 km (0.062 mi)
Surface area0.037 km2 (0.014 sq mi)[1]
Shore length10.9 km (0.56 mi)
Surface elevation88.8 m (291 ft)
SettlementsJaugiliai
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Coasts of the lake are flat, swampy. Nearby the western end of the lake another Rimkai Lake is located.

The name Jaugiliai comes from the village name Jaugiliai.[2]

Jaugiliai Lake at the evening time

References

  1. "Jaugiliai (ežeras)". Gamtos katalogas. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  2. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
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