Ošupis

The Ošupis is a stream[1] in the west of Lithuania in the municipality Palanga in Klaipėda County in Samogitia. The total length of the stream is 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) and the drainage basin area is 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi).[2]

Ošupis
Ošupis to the east from Užkanavė
Location
CountryLithuania
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKontininkai, Palanga, Lithuania
Mouth 
 • location
Baltic Sea (Užkanavė, Palanga, Lithuania)
Length5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Basin size7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)

It begins in Kontininkai (in the district of Palanga). It flows at first to the north then from the village Užkanavė to the west and afterward joins the stream Kaniavosis[3] and flows into the Baltic Sea[4] near Užkanavė (north of Palanga).

Etymology

Ošupis is composed from the Lithuanian words ošti meaning "foam" and upė meaning "river".

References
  1. "Ošupis, p. 16" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  2. Gailiušis, B; Jablonskis, J; Kovalenkovienė, M (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 617.
  3. "Confluence Ošupis and Kaniavasis". Maps.lt. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  4. "Official classification of the Lithuanian rivers" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-25.


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