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Also known as Birvieta

Birvėta () is a river in eastern Lithuania and Belarus (Vitebsk Region). It is a right tributary of Dysna.

Key facts

River.name
Birvėta
River.image
BraslavRaion-Kozyany.JPG
River.image_size
250px
River.image_caption
Birvėta lowland near Kozyany, Belarus.
River.source1_location
Near Kirkučiai village
River.mouth
Dysna
River.subdivision_type1
Countries
River.subdivision_name1
Belarus, Lithuania
River.length_km
36.4
River.length_ref
, with Kančiogina:
River.tributaries_left
Marūniškė
River.tributaries_right
Svyla, Kamoya, Juodupis, Medila
River.waterbodies
Kančiogina

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
121
Image
BraslavRaion-Kozyany.JPG
Length
34
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watershed area
1600
Commons category
Birvėta
discharge
10.4
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Birvėta () is a river in eastern Lithuania and Belarus (Vitebsk Region). It is a right tributary of Dysna.

== Course == The river starts near the Kirkučiai village, Sirvėta Regional Park, Švenčionys District. It flows north passing through the Kančioginas lake. From there, it flows north and east through the Ignalina District. Up to its confluence with the Erzvėtas lake, the river is known as Kančiogina. Next again flowing east, flows through swampy areas and passes by fishing ponds. After , Birvėta crosses the Belarus–Lithuania border and forms a natural border between the Pastavy and Braslaw Districts. It empties into the Dysna at from Dysna's estuary to the south of Kaziany. Birvėta's valley is shallow and boggy.

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