Labūnava Reservoir

The Labūnava Reservoir is an artificial lake in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south from Kėdainiai, next to Labūnava village. It was created in 1977, when a dam on the Barupė river had been built next to Labūnava village.[2] In 2003, the dam was reconstructed and a small hydroelectric plant (of 160 kW) has been built.

Labūnava Reservoir
Labūnava Reservoir next to Ansainiai
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Location	Kėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates	55°11′08″N 23°55′50″E
Native name	Labūnavos tvenkinys  (Lithuanian)
Part of	Barupė→Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Primary inflows	Barupė, Mėkla, Liepupė, Karklytė
Primary outflows	Barupė
First flooded	1977
Max. length	5.5 km (3.4 mi)[1]
Max. width	0.3 km (0.19 mi)[1]
Surface area	1.099 km^2 (0.424 sq mi)
Average depth	3.8 m (12 ft)[1]
Max. depth	10.0 m (32.8 ft)[1]
Water volume	0.00412 km^3 (0.00099 cu mi)[1]
Shore length^1	22 km (14 mi)[1]
Surface elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Settlements	Ansainiai, Serbinai, Pamėkliai, Sičioniai, Labūnava
^1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Shores of the reservoir are curvy, often grown by reed beds. The reservoir mostly is surrounded by agriculture lands, but a small section of the Labūnava Forest is located nearby. The water is used for irrigation.[2]

View to the Labūnava Reservoir next to Pamėkliai

References

1. Tvenkinių katalogas (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Aplinkos apsaugos ministerija. 1998.
2. Breivienė, Antanina (1986). "Labūnavos tvenkinys". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. pp. 463–464.