Strėva
Strėva | |
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![]() The Strėva near Semeliškės | |
Location | |
Country | Lithuania |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Aukštadvaris, Trakai district municipality |
Mouth | Kaunas Reservoir |
• coordinates | 54°48′07″N 24°14′40″E / 54.801909°N 24.244355°E |
Length | 73.6 km (45.7 mi) |
Basin size | 759 km2 (293 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 7.5 m3/s (260 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Kaunas Reservoir→ Neman→ Baltic Sea |
The Strėva (German: Strebe) is a river in Trakai and Kaunas district municipalities, Lithuania. In 1348, the Battle of Strėva between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights was fought on the frozen river. In 1962, the river was impounded to create the Elektrėnai Reservoir, the third-largest artificial lake in Lithuania. The Strėva flows through Elektrėnai, Žiežmariai, Semeliškės. A 2001 study found the Strėva to be one of the cleanest rivers in the Neman basin in Lithuania.[1]
Variant forms of spelling for Strėva or in other languages: Reka Strava, Strava, Streva, Strėva.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ (in Lithuanian) http://www.am.lt/LSP/files/Upiu-2000.zip
- ^ "Reka Strava (Strava Reka) Map, Weather and Photos - Lithuania: stream - Lat:54.8 and Long:24.25". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 2016-04-03.