Obelis

The Obelis is a river of Ukmergė district municipality and Kėdainiai district municipality, central Lithuania. It flows for 53.3 kilometres (33.1 mi) and has a basin area of 673.8 km2 (260.2 sq mi). It is a left tributary of the Nevėžis near Kėdainiai.

Obelis
Obelis near Juodkiškiai village
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionUkmergė district municipality, Kėdainiai district municipality
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Siesikai
 • coordinates55.3231°N 24.4875°E / 55.3231; 24.4875
MouthNevėžis in Kėdainiai
 • coordinates
55.2704°N 23.9582°E / 55.2704; 23.9582
Length53.3 kilometres (33.1 mi)[1]
Basin size673.8 km2 (260.2 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average2.7 m³/s[2]
 • minimum0.001 m³/s[2]
 • maximum227 m³/s[2]
Basin features
ProgressionNevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftArvystas, Lankesa, Piltyna
 • rightRudekšna, Indija, Šumera, Suleva, Malčius II, Malčius

The river valley is 200–220 m wide and 8–14 m high. The width of the river course is 5–12 m. The rapidness of the current is 0,2–0,3 meters per second.[2] There are Kapliai Reservoir, Bubliai Reservoir and Juodkiškiai Reservoir damed on the Obelis river. It flows through Paobelys, Šėta, Aukštieji Kapliai, Aristava, Paobelys, and meets the Nevėžis in Kėdainiai.

The river name Obelis derrives from the Lithuanian word obelis ('apple tree').[3]

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. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 229.
  3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
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