The Amalis is a river of Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) and has a basin area of 10.8 km² (4.2 sq mi). It is a right tributary of the river Smilgaitis.

Amalis
Amalis upper course in Šmotiškėliai
Location
Country	Lithuania
Location	Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nearby Šmotiškiai
Mouth	Smilgaitis in Grašva
• coordinates	55°17′52″N 23°47′26″E
Length	9.7 km (6.0 mi)[1]
Basin size	10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Smilgaitis→ Smilga→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries
• left	Amaliukas

It starts in agriculture fields near Šmotiškiai village and flows mostly eastwards till meets the Smilgaitis in Grašva village.

The name Amalis is of uncertain etymology. One version is that it could be derived from the Lithuanian word amalas ('mistletoe'), another version that it is of ancient origin and could be related with Albanian: amë ('river course'), Ancient Greek: ἀμάρα ('ditch'), Hittite: amiḭara- ('ditch').[2]

References

• LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-17.