Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary Explained

Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary
Iucn Category:VI
Location:Josvainiai Eldership, Kėdainiai District Municipality and Babtai Eldership, Kaunas District Municipality, Lithuania
Nearest Town:Josvainiai
Map:Lithuania#Kėdainiai District Municipality
Relief:yes
Coords:55.1561°N 23.7881°W
Area Km2:1.8
Established:1992
Governing Body:Lithuanian Service of Protected Areas

The Aluona Hydrographical Sanctuary (Lithuanian: Aluonos hidrografinis draustinis) is a protected area of a state importance in Josvainiai Eldership of Kėdainiai District Municipality and Babtai Eldership of Kaunas District Municipality, in central Lithuania. It was established in 1992 and covers an area of . It covers the middle and the lower course of the Aluona. The sanctuary starts in Skaistgiriai village surroundings and ends near the Aluona confluence with the Nevėžis.

thumb|left|200px|The lower course of the Aluona

The aim of the sanctuary is to protect the valley of the Aluona river with its erosive relief forms and the natural loopy course of the river.