Šumera Explained

Šumera
Source1 Location:Dargužiai village surroundings
Mouth Coordinates:55.2851°N 24.1886°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Type2:Region
Length:26.2km (16.3miles)
Discharge1 Avg:0.45 m³/s
Basin Size:89km2
Tributaries Left:Juodupis, Ringa

The Šumera is a river in the Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of 89km2. The river flows into the Obelis (from the right side), a tributary of the Nevėžis, which is in turn a tributary of the Neman.

The Šumera starts nearby former Dargužiai village and flows mostly southwards through agriculture lands and the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest. It meets the Obelis in Pašumerys village.

The name Šumera (or Šiumera) is of obscure origin, maybe derived from Lithuanian Germanism šiumas ('foam, decoction').