Viešetė
| Viešetė | |
|---|---|
 The Viešetė passing by the Daubariai Hillforts | |
| Location | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Balėnėlis |
| • location | 9 km (5.6 mi) southeast of Seda[1] |
| Mouth | Venta |
• location | 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Mažeikiai[1] |
| Length | 23.6 km (14.7 mi) |
| Basin size | 98 km2 (38 sq mi) |
| Width | |
| • minimum | 4 m (13 ft)[1] |
| • average | 5 m (16 ft) |
| • maximum | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mouth |
| • average | 0.86 cubic metres per second (860 L/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
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The Viešetė is a small river in Mažeikiai district, Tirkšliai eldership of Lithuania. It flows north from Lake Balėnėlis for 23.6 km (14.7 mi) until it reaches the larger Venta which it is a tributary of.[3] It has three tributaries, the Balėnupis, Gailėšis, and the Stulpas.
Course
The Viešetė passes by or near to the villages Kirkliai, Rubikai, Skuodiškiai, Šerkšnėnai, Spurganai, Tirkšliai, and Daubariai.[4] Other sites of interest that it passes by are the Žalpių Stone and the Daubariai hillforts.[4]
Tributaries
- Balėnupis, length 6.9 km (4.3 mi), basin area 10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)[4]
- Gailėšis, length 6.0 km (3.7 mi), basin area 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi)[4]
- Stulpas, length 12.5 km (7.8 mi), basin area 17.1 km2 (6.6 sq mi)[4]
Ecology
Fish that are found in the river include Brown trout and Atlantic salmon.[3] Other animals that inhabit the river are Eurasian beavers and Common toads.
References
- ^ a b c Rainys, Algirdas. "Viešetė". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Upė Viešetė, Ventos intakas. Aprašymas, informacija, vandens turizmo maršrutas, atstumai" [River Viešetė, a tributary of the Venta River. Description, information, water tourism route, distances]. upese.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ a b Kesminas, Vytautas; Kontautas, Antanas (2011). Salmon and Sea Trout Populations and Rivers in Lithuania (PDF). Helsinki Commission. p. 20. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Viešetė". Mažeikių krašto enciklopediją (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 15 October 2025.