Alšia

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Alšia
Alšyčia
Alšia at Stakliškės

Alšia at Stakliškės

Data
location Lithuania
River system Memel
Drain over Verknė  → Memel  → Baltic Sea
origin Lake Švenčius
54 ° 39 ′ 37 ″  N , 24 ° 26 ′ 38 ″  E
muzzle at Stakliškės in the Verknė coordinates: 54 ° 34 '20 "  N , 24 ° 16' 35"  O 54 ° 34 '20 "  N , 24 ° 16' 35"  O

length 38.3 km
Catchment area 137.8 km²
Left tributaries Karvė, Veršiukas, Juodupis, Zelvia, Sulinga, Tauriekėlė, Meduja
Right tributaries Virkius, Kamainė
Flowing lakes Švenčius, Alšiai (Pieštuvėnų ežeras)
Small towns Stakliškės
Communities Ringailiai ( Kaišiadorys Rajong Parish ); Mockonys, Alšininkai, Sudvariškės, Trečionys ( Prienai district )

The Alšia is a 38.3 kilometer long river in Lithuania . It flows into the Verknė , a tributary of the Memel ( Lithuanian Nemunas ) , southwest of the town of Stakliškės as the right and most important tributary . The natural and uneven river meanders very strongly and flows through a sparsely populated natural and cultural landscape. The region is characterized by rural exodus. There are several lakes in the catchment area with an area of ​​137.8 km².

course

Upper Alšia
Alšiai lake

The Alšia rises from the 0.52 km² large Švenčius Lake, about nine kilometers northwest of Aukštadvaris . Tributaries of the lake are the Vadrė and four unnamed streams. After 12.5 kilometers, the Alšia flows into the 0.46 km² Alšiai Lake (also Pieštuvėnų ežeras). The mouth is located 24.1 kilometers above the mouth of the Verknė in the Memel.

Places on the bank are (population from 2011 in brackets): Ringailiai (24) in the district municipality of Kaišiadorys , Mockonys (12), Alšininkai (92), Sudvariškės (38) and Trečionys (39) in the district municipality of Prienai . At Noreikiškės there are the remains of two ramparts . and south of the Alšiai the Pieštuvėnų piliakalnis hill fort.

Hydrology

The average gradient is 275 centimeters per kilometer, with 900 centimeters in the upper reaches and 132 centimeters on the last 25 kilometers. The water flow in the mouth area is a maximum of 30 m³ / s, an average of 1.06 m³ / s and a minimum of 0.1 m³ / s. The lakes in the upper reaches regulate the Alšia flow. The difference in height between high and low water is less than one meter.

Tributaries

The two most important tributaries of the Alšia are Virkius with a length of 9.9 km and a catchment area of ​​18.4 km² and Kamainė with 6.5 km and a catchment area of ​​18.9 km². The receiving waters are (length in kilometers) :

  • left: Karvė (2.8), Veršiukas (3.8), Juodupis (3.4), Zelvia (3.6), Sulinga (2.5), Tauriekėlė (5.7), Meduja (2.8) ;
  • right: Virkius (9.9), Kamainė (6.5).

Watercourse numbers

The watercourse numbers are according to the Lithuanian numbering: Alšia - 10011083, Verknė - 10011050 and Memel - 10010001.

water sports

The Alšia can also be ridden by beginners over 33 kilometers in kayaks, canoes or rubber dinghies.

literature

  • Alšia. In. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija . (Volume 1) Vilnius 1985. p. 52.
  • Švenčius (Kaišiadorių raj.). In. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija . (Volume 4) Vilnius 1988. p. 236.
  • Pieštuvėnų ežeras. In. Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija . (Volume 1) Vilnius 1985. p. 52.
  • Stanislovas Buchaveckas: Verknė . 1984.
  • Steponas Kolupaila: Mūsų vandens keliai. Kaunas 1933. Significantly expanded new edition, Kaunas 1938. KELIAS XXVIII. VERKNĖ.
  • Gintautas Zabiela: Lietuvos medinės pilys. Vilnius 1995. pp. 240-241, 245.

Web links

Commons : Alšia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kilometrage of the Verknė.
  2. ↑ Noreikiškės I. (Lithuanian, accessed June 2, 2019)
  3. ↑ Noreikiškės II. (Lithuanian, accessed June 2, 2019)
  4. ↑ G. Zabiela: Lietuvos medinės pilys. Pp. 240-241, 245.
  5. ↑ Information for water sports enthusiasts with mileage. (Lithuanian, accessed June 2, 2019)