The Aluona is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 29.7 kilometres and has a basin area of 123.3 km². It is the right tributary of the Nevėžis river.

Aluona
The lower course of the Aluona
Location
Country	Lithuania
Location	Kėdainiai district municipality and Kaunas district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nearby Dratkalnis
Mouth	Nevėžis in Vitkūnai
• coordinates	55°9′12″N 23°48′39″E
Length	29.7 km (18.5 mi)[1]
Basin size	123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	0.57 m³/s[2]
Basin features
Progression	Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Mėlupis, Sakuona I, Sakuona, Kriausupys
• right	Žąsinas

It begins near Dratkalnis village, at the border of Kėdainiai district municipality and Raseiniai district municipality. The Aluona flows mostly to the southeastern direction, crossing the Pernarava-Šaravai Forest. The valley of the lower course is deep, the river forms scarps. This section is declared as the Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary.[2]

The Aluona passes through Paaluonys, Šaravai, Skaistgiriai, Bajėnai I villages.

The hydronym Aluona is derived from the Lithuanian root al- as in the verb alėti ('to flow, to trickle').[3]

External links

• Map of Nevėžis basin

References

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