Nereta (river)

Nereta (Latvian: Neretiņa) is a river of Biržai district municipality, Panevėžys County, northern Lithuania and Southern Latvia. It flows for 25 kilometres (16 mi). For 18 km (11 mi), the river forms the border between Latvia and Lithuania. It is a right tributary of the Nemunėlis.[1]

Nereta
Location
CountriesLithuania, Latvia
RegionBiržai district municipality, Panevėžys County, Nereta Municipality
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSargūni swamp
MouthNemunėlis
 • coordinates
56.18519°N 25.09271°E / 56.18519; 25.09271
 • elevation
69.2 m (227 ft)
Length25 km (16 mi)
Basin size108 km²
Basin features
ProgressionNemunėlis→ Lielupe→ Baltic Sea

References
  1. LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-14.


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