Liaudė

The Liaudė is a river in central Lithuania, flowing through Kėdainiai district municipality, Radviliškis district municipality and Panevėžys district municipality. It flows for 39.2 kilometres (24.4 mi) and has a basin area of 183.5 km2 (70.8 sq mi). It is the right tributary of the Nevėžis river.

Liaudė
Liaudė in Paberžė
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Radviliškis district municipality, Panevėžys district municipality
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPociūnėliai surroundings
MouthNevėžis, near Surviliškis
 • coordinates
55°27′52″N 24°03′16″E
Length39.2 kilometres (24.4 mi)[1]
Basin size183.5 km2 (70.8 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average0.68 m³/s[2]
Basin features
ProgressionNevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftKiemsrutas
 • rightNykis, Viešnautas

The river originates by the Vakarai village near Pociūnėliai. It goes to the southeastern direction passing Pociūnėliai, Žibartoniai, Paberžė, Užupė. It meets the Nevėžis 2 km from Surviliškis town.

The width of the river course is 5-8 m, the depth is 0.4-1.1 m. The rapidness of the flow is 0.2 meters per second at the upper course and 0.4 meters per second at the lower course.[2]

Following ponds are dammed on the Liaudė river: Pociūnėliai pond, Rūtakiemis pond, Žibartoniai 1st pond, Žibartoniai 2nd pond.

The hydronym Liaudė is of obscure origin, possible explanation is from the root *laud- (as Lithuanian: liaudis 'people, crowd') or it could be of the Finno-Ugric origin (ex. Estonian: laud 'moist').[3]

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. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). 13. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. 2008. p. 70.
  3. Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.
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