Nereta (river)

Nereta (Latvian: Neretiņa) is a river of Biržai district municipality, Panevėžys County, northern Lithuania and Southern Latvia. It flows for 25 kilometres (16 mi). It is Latvia-Lithuania border river for 18 km (11 mi).

Nereta
Location
CountriesLithuania, Latvia
RegionBiržai district municipality, Panevėžys County, Nereta Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSargūni swamp
MouthNemunėlis
 • coordinates
56.18519°N 25.09271°E / 56.18519; 25.09271
 • elevation
69.2 m (227 ft)
Length25 km (16 mi)
Basin size108 km²
Basin features
ProgressionNemunėlis→ Lielupe→ Baltic Sea

It is a right tributary of the Nemunėlis.[1]

References
  1. LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-14.
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