Šušvė
| Šušvė | ||
 Šušvė at Josvainiai |
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| location | Lithuania | |
| River system | Nevėžis | |
| Drain over | Nevėžis → Memel → Baltic Sea | |
| source | Tytuvėnų tyrelis bog , Kelmė County, 55 ° 34 ′ 14 ″ N , 23 ° 16 ′ 29 ″ E |
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Nevėži's coordinates: 55 ° 10 ′ 22 " N , 23 ° 49 ′ 53" E 55 ° 10 ′ 22 " N , 23 ° 49 ′ 53" E
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| length | 134.6 km | |
| Catchment area | 1,165.4 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Gomerta, Beržė, Žadikė | |
| Communities | Pašušvys, Grinkiškis , Josvainiai | |
.png) Location of the Šušvė in Lithuania |
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The Šušvė is a 134.6 km long river in Lithuania . It rises near Tytuvėnai in the Tytuvėnų tyrelis bog, which has been destroyed by peat cutting , flows first in a northerly direction, then bends to the east and then turns to the southeast after passing the Sulinkiai bog. It flows into the Nevėžis on the right . The largest place on the river is Josvainiai with about 1500 inhabitants.
The Šušvė is dammed at Vaitiekūnai and Angiriai. At Pilsupiai there is a little-known arboretum at the last-mentioned reservoir, but one that is highly valued by dendrologists .
The catchment area is given with 1165.4 km², the mean discharge with 6.22 m³ / s.
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