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Liedas

Coordinates: 55°15′06″N 23°49′17″E / 55.2518°N 23.8213°E / 55.2518; 23.8213
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Liedas
Liedas lower course nearby Juodkaimiai
Map
Location
CountryLithuania
RegionKėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNearby Pelutava
MouthŠušvė in Juodkaimiai
 • coordinates
55°15′06″N 23°49′17″E / 55.2518°N 23.8213°E / 55.2518; 23.8213
Length17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi)[1]
Basin size31.5 km2 (12.2 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionŠušvėNevėžisNemanBaltic Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftSąsvila

The Liedas (or Leda) is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 17.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 31.5 km².

It starts nearby Pelutava village and later flows through the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. It meets the Šušvė from the right side near Juodkaimiai village.

The hydronym Liedas possibly derives from Lithuanian verbs liedyti, lieti ('to water').[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.