Anykšta | |
Source1 Location: | Rubikiai Lake |
Mouth Coordinates: | 55.5312°N 25.1131°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Lithuania |
Subdivision Type2: | Location |
Subdivision Name2: | Anykščiai district municipality, Utena County |
Length: | 13.8km (08.6miles) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 1.18 m³/s |
Basin Size: | 144.9km2 |
The Anykšta is a river of Anykščiai district municipality, Utena County, in northeastern Lithuania. It flows for 13.8 kilometres and has a basin area of 144.9 km².
The Anykšta is a left-bank tributary of the Šventoji, joining it in the town of Anykščiai.
The name Anykšta is of unknown origin. According to one theory, it could have been derived from Proto-Indoeuropean root *an-/*en- related to water.
LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications) . Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Accessed 2011-11-11.