Svete (river)

Švėtė, Svēte
	Svete near Žagarė
Country	Lithuania, Latvia
Physical characteristics
Main source	Šiauliai district
River mouth	Lielupe
Length	123 km (76 mi)
Discharge	Average rate:; 2.7 m3/s (95 cu ft/s);
Basin features
Basin size	2,295 km2 (886 sq mi)

The Svete River (Lithuanian: Švėtė, Latvian: Svēte) flows through the Šiauliai and Joniškis districts in the northern part of Lithuania, and the southern part of Latvia.^[1] The source of the Švėtė is near Tulominai, about 16 km southeast of Kuršėnai, and the river flows north passing by Žagarė, near the Latvian border.^[1] It is a tributary of the Lielupe, joining it 8 km to the northwest of Jelgava. The Lielupe ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.

The upper part of the Svete can dry up completely in very dry summers,^[1] and its main tributaries are the Šakyna, Žarė, Tērvete, Bērze, Žvairilas, Bukiškis, Juodupis, Katmilžis and Vilkija rivers.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 (in Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Švėtė". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. IV. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 241. LCC 86232954.

Coordinates: 56°43′08″N 23°38′52″E / 56.7190°N 23.6477°E / 56.7190; 23.6477

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[zin-1] 1 2 3 4 (in Lithuanian) Jonas Zinkus; et al., eds. (1985–1988). "Švėtė". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija. IV. Vilnius, Lithuania: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 241. LCC 86232954.