Minija
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| Minija | |
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| Origin | Lithuania, Lake Didovo |
| Mouth | Neman River |
| Basin countries | Lithuania |
| Length | 202(213) km |
| Avg. discharge | 38,7 m³/s |
| Basin area | 2978 km² |
This article is about a river. For a village, see Mingė.
Minija is a river in western Lithuania and a tributary to Nemunas. It begins near small Didovo river, and hidrograficaly from lake Sydeklis, 14 km south of Telšiai. The riverlet that flows out of Sydeklis here is called Mava, in between Lake Ilgis and Lake Pluotinalis - Kliurkė and only after Lake Didovo it gets the Minija name.
It flows through Lakes Ilgis, Pluotinalis, Didovo, and Gargždai, Priekulė towns before reaching the Atmata distributary of the Nemunas delta.
In 1873 a channel was built that connected Minija directly with Klaipėda port.
[edit] Tributary rivers
- Left: Pala, Alantas, Žvelsa, Agluona, Veiviržas, Tenenys
- Right: Sausdaravas, babrungas, Mišupė, Salnatas
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