Virvytė, Virvyčia
Virvytė River in Mažeikiai district
Location
CountryLithuania
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationŽemaičiai Highlands
Mouth 
  location
Venta River
Length131 km (81 mi)
Basin size1,144 km2 (442 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average9.93 m3/s (351 cu ft/s)

The Virvytė River or Virvyčia River (Samogitian: Virvītė) is a river in Samogitia (Šilalė, Telšiai and Mažeikiai districts), northwestern Lithuania. It is a left tributary of the Venta River. Virvytė begins in Žemaičiai Highlands, 3 km north from Laukuva town. It flows north passing Lakes Paršežeris and Lūkstas, Varniai city, Lake Biržulis, Tryškiai town. Virvytė flows into Venta near Gyvoliai village. Virvytė's main tributaries are Juodupis, Būgenis, Trimsėdis, Upyna, Tryškys.

References

Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1988). "Simno-Žvorūnė". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 576.

56°13′N 22°34′E / 56.217°N 22.567°E / 56.217; 22.567


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