Aknysta
Aknysta river nearby Aknystos
Location
CountryLithuania
LocationAnykščiai district municipality, Utena County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationAknystėlis Lake
MouthŠventoji
  coordinates
55°37′47″N 25°18′28″E / 55.62972°N 25.30778°E / 55.62972; 25.30778
Length18.2 km (11.3 mi)[1]
Basin size94.2 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average0.87 m3/s (31 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionŠventojiNerisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
  leftKilėva, Gėtys, Bigulis

The Aknysta is a river in Anykščiai district municipality, Utena County, in northeastern Lithuania. It originates from Aknystėlis Lake, flows through the Lipšys Lake, and becomes a left tributary of the Šventoji. It flows for 18.2 kilometres and has a basin area of 94.2 km². The villages Aknystos and Aknysčiai are situated along the river.[2]

The hydronym Aknysta possibly derives from Lithuanian: akis 'eye, waterhole, ice-hole'.[3]

References

  1. B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Pinkas HaKehillot Lita: Debeikai". www.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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