Malčius

The Malčius is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 18.3 kilometres (11.4 mi) and has a basin area of 51.3 square kilometres (19.8 sq mi). It starts in the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest and flows mostly southwards. It meets the Obelis river (from the right side) by Aristavėlė village.

Malčius
The lower course of the Malčius (the Malčius Pond)
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest
MouthObelis (Juodkiškiai Reservoir) in Aristavėlė
  coordinates
55°17′25″N 24°3′21″E
Length18.3 km (11.4 mi)[1]
Basin size51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionObelisNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
  leftDrigantas

All the course is channelized. Malčius passes through Pliupai, Stebuliai, Katkai, Aristava and Aristavėlė villages. Several ponds (Malčius, Aristavėlė 1st, Aristavėlė 2nd) are on the Malčius river.

The hydronym derives from Lithuanian verbs malšyti, malšinti ('to still, to quieten'), malšti ('to become still, to relent').[2]

References

  1. B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.



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