Labūnava Reservoir

The Labūnava Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south from Kėdainiai, next to Labūnava village. It was created in 1977, when a dam on the Barupė river had been built next to Labūnava village.[2] In 2003, the dam was reconstructed and a small hydroelectric plant (of 160 kW) has been built.

Labūnava Reservoir
Labūnava Reservoir next to Ansainiai
Labūnava Reservoir
Labūnava Reservoir
LocationKėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates55°11′08″N 23°55′50″E
Native nameLabūnavos tvenkinys  (Lithuanian)
Part ofBarupėNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Primary inflowsBarupė, Mėkla, Liepupė, Karklytė
Primary outflowsBarupė
First flooded1977
Max. length5.5 km (3.4 mi)[1]
Max. width0.3 km (0.19 mi)[1]
Surface area1.099 km2 (0.424 sq mi)
Average depth3.8 m (12 ft)[1]
Max. depth10.0 m (32.8 ft)[1]
Water volume0.00412 km3 (0.00099 cu mi)[1]
Shore length122 km (14 mi)[1]
Surface elevation40 m (130 ft)
SettlementsAnsainiai, Serbinai, Pamėkliai, Sičioniai, Labūnava
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Shores of the reservoir are curvy, often grown by reed beds. The reservoir mostly is surrounded by agriculture lands, but a small section of the Labūnava Forest is located nearby. The water is used for irrigation.[2]

View to the Labūnava Reservoir next to Pamėkliai

References

  1. Tvenkinių katalogas (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Aplinkos apsaugos ministerija. 1998.
  2. Breivienė, Antanina (1986). "Labūnavos tvenkinys". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. pp. 463–464.
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