Nevėžis
Sign in to saveThe Nevėžis (; ) is the sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania. Among the rivers that flow exclusively within Lithuania's borders, the Nevėžis is the second longest, after the Šventoji. Its source is in the Anykščiai District Municipality. The river first flows in a northwesterly direction, but at Panevėžys it turns southwest, and passing Kėdainiai, flows into the Neman just west of Kaunas near Raudondvaris.
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- Nevėžis lower course in Kaunas District Municipality
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- Paraisčiai Mire, Anykščiai District Municipality
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- Neman in Raudondvaris
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- Country
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- Lithuania
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- Alanta, Juoda, Upytė, Linkava, Obelis, Barupė, Gynia
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- Juosta, Kiršinas, Liaudė, Kruostas, Dotnuvėlė, Smilga, Šušvė, Aluona, Strūna
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The Nevėžis (; ) is the sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania. Among the rivers that flow exclusively within Lithuania's borders, the Nevėžis is the second longest, after the Šventoji. Its source is in the Anykščiai District Municipality. The river first flows in a northwesterly direction, but at Panevėžys it turns southwest, and passing Kėdainiai, flows into the Neman just west of Kaunas near Raudondvaris.
==Name== There is a popular misconception that the name Nevėžis means 'a river without crayfish' because vėžys is the Lithuanian word for crayfish and ne means 'no'. In fact, the Nevėžis is known for its variety of fauna which include crayfish. Other ethimology suggested from Proto-Baltic *nevēźā- (ex. Lithuainian ne-vežti 'not to carry') and means 'slow, not-conveying river'. The Soviet-Belarusian geographer suggested that the name Nevėžis could be derived from a Finnish word nevo meaning 'swamp'. The upper river has swampy banks.