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The Verknė (known as Galaverknė in the upper reaches; Polish: Wierzchnia) is a 77-kilometre (48 mi) stream in Lithuania. It is a tributary of the river Neman (Nemunas); their confluence is 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Birštonas.[1]

Verknė
Verknė near Derionys
Location
Country	Lithuania
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Rūdiškės
Mouth	Neman
• coordinates	54°36′41″N 24°4′7″E
Length	77 km (48 mi)[1]
Basin size	703 km2 (271 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average	5.55 m3/s (196 cu ft/s)[1]
Basin features
Progression	Neman→ Baltic Sea

Its spring is near Rūdiškės in the Trakai District Municipality where it is known as Galaverknė and passes a chain of smaller lakes. Having left the Vilkokšnis lake, the stream is known as Verknė. Aukštadvaris with a population of 977 (2011) is the only larger settlement along the river. Verknė passes the Prienai District Municipality and forms the border of the Birštonas Municipality near its mouth.

In 1960, the Verknė was impounded to create the two reservoirs with hydroelectric power stations. The largest is Aukštadvaris Reservoir (2.93 km² (1.13 sq mi); the smaller one being Jundeliškės Reservoir.

Tourism

The Verknė is one of the cleanest streams in Lithuania and 59.4 km (36.9 mi) is popular with kayakers and good for beginners.[1] The first tour was made and described by the hydrologist Steponas Kolupaila.[2]

The stream is part of two regional parks with several protected areas: Aukštadvaris Regional Park (153.5 km² or 59.3 sq mi) and Nemunas Loops Regional Park (240.8 km² or 93.0 sq mi). The parks were established in 1992.[3][4]

A series of 12 hillforts (piliakalnis) is located near the Verknė. Most of these forts were built or expanded between the 10th and 14th centuries.[5]

In Žydkaimis near the Vilkokšnis lake, a Jewish community was active in agriculture since the mid-19th century, even though this was banned in the Russian Empire. The community was supported in the 1930s by ORT. In 1936, the Jews owned 63% of the land in the village, despite emigration.[6]

Basin

Total watershed is 703 km² (271 sq mi). The average discharge is 5.55 m³/s (196 cu ft/s) with a maximum of 116 m³/s (4,100 cu ft/s).[1] The main tributaries are Alšia and Obeltis.

Right tributaries

• Balina
• Lėlelė
• Guostė
• Alšia
• Svėdubė

Left tributaries

• Strūzda
• Samė
• Adinčiava
• Vapsa
• Obeltis
• Dindžiakė

References

Further reading

• Stanislovas Buchaveckas: Verknė. 1984.
• Steponas Kolupaila: Mūsų vandens keliai. Kaunas 1933. Updated version, Kaunas 1938.

На других языках

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[de] Verknė

Die Verknė (polnisch Wierzchnia) ist ein 77,3 Kilometer langer Fluss in Litauen. Sie mündet bei Birštonas als rechter Nebenfluss in die Memel und verbindet zwei Regionalparks. Der Fluss fließt durch eine dünn besiedelte Natur- und Kulturlandschaft und gehört zu den saubersten Flüssen des Landes. In seinem Einzugsgebiet mit 703 km² Fläche befinden sich etwa 80 Seen mit etwa 14 km² Fläche.

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- [en] Verknė

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