Minija
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Minija Minge |
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.png) Course of the Minija |
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| location | western Lithuania | |
| River system | Memel | |
| source | Lake Didovas south of Telšiai 55 ° 50 ′ 29 ″ N , 22 ° 15 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Atmata estuary of the Memel Coordinates: 55 ° 20 ′ 48 " N , 21 ° 17 ′ 35" E 55 ° 20 ′ 48 " N , 21 ° 17 ′ 35" E
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| length | 213 km | |
| Catchment area | 2980 km² | |
| Outflow location: 93 km above the mouth |
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15.4 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Babrungas | |
| Small towns | Gargždai , Priekulė | |
| Navigable | 180 km by paddle boat | |
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The Minija , German Minge , is a river in the South Curonian landscape of Keklys ( Ceclis ) in western Lithuania .
By Lithuanian standards, the river has a steep gradient: over a length of 213 km, it falls 180 m. It rises in the east of the Lower Lithuanian highlands south of Telšiai and, after passing through several lakes, flows westwards to about Kartena , then turns south and flows almost parallel to the Baltic coast via Priekulė and the Augstumalmoor . It opens at Minija in the Atmata , the northernmost estuary of the Memel - Delta , for its part, shortly after the Ventė Cape into the Curonian Lagoon opens; however, it also forms a kind of delta of its own .
The Minija was connected to the port city of Klaipėda ( Memel ) via the King Wilhelm Canal .
Because of the gradient, numerous thresholds and stones and the very unstable water level, the river is considered a challenging paddling water . Numerous (former) water mills require porting .
There is an ichthyological Minija reserve by the river .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Article Minija in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)