Mėkla
The lower course of the Mėkla nearby Žiogaičiai
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationJonava District Municipality, nearby Preišiogala
MouthBarupė (Labūnava Reservoir) in Pamėkliai
  coordinates
55°11′13″N 23°56′10″E / 55.187°N 23.936°E / 55.187; 23.936
Length26.9 km (16.7 mi)[1]
Basin size93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
  average0.4 m³/s[2]
Basin features
ProgressionBarupėNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
  rightKlampis, Varnaližis, Vadavė

The Mėkla is a river of Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 27 kilometres and has a basin area of 93  km². It is a left tributary of the Barupė.

The Mėkla river starts nearby Preišiogala, in Jonava District Municipality. It flows towards north western direction through Kaunas District Municipality and Kėdainiai District Municipality, then empties into the Labūnava Reservoir on the Barupė river next to Pamėkliai village.

Preišiogala, Puikoniai, Gelnai, Saviečiai, Pamėkliai villages are located on the shores of the Mėkla.

The hydronym probably derives from Lithuanian words mėkla ('dummy') and pamėklė, pamėkla ('phantom, ghost, spook').[3]

References

  1. 1 2 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. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 3. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1987. p. 42.
  3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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