Aluona

The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km². It is the right tributary of the Nevėžis river.

Aluona
The lower course of the Aluona
Location
CountryLithuania
LocationKėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNearby Dratkalnis
MouthNevėžis in Vitkūnai
 • coordinates
55°9′12″N 23°48′39″E
Length29.7 km (18.5 mi)[1]
Basin size123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average0.57 m³/s[2]
Basin features
ProgressionNevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftMėlupis, Sakuona I, Sakuona, Kriausupys
 • rightŽąsinas

It begins near Dratkalnis village, at the border of Kėdainiai district municipality and Raseiniai district municipality. The Aluona flows mostly to the southeastern direction, crossing the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. The valley of the lower course is deep, the river forms scarps. This section is declared as the Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary.[2]

The Aluona passes through Paaluonys, Šaravai, Skaistgiriai, Bajėnai I villages.

The hydronym Aluona is derived from the Lithuanian root al- as in the verb alėti ('to flow, to trickle').[3]

Aluona in the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest

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. Rainys, Algirdas (1985). Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 1. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 54.
  3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.


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