| Švėtė, Svēte | |
| Source1 Location: | Šiauliai district |
| Mouth: | Lielupe |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 56.719°N 23.6477°W |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lithuania, Latvia |
| Length: | 123km (76miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 2.7m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 2295km2 |
| Tributaries Left: | Bērze |
The river Švėtė (Lithuanian: Švėtė, Latvian: Svēte) flows through the Šiauliai and Joniškis districts in the northern part of Lithuania, and the southern part of Latvia.[1] The source of the Švėtė is near Tulominai, about 16 km southeast of Kuršėnai, and the river flows north passing by Žagarė, near the Latvian border.[1] It is a tributary of the Lielupe, joining it 8 km to the northwest of Jelgava. The Lielupe ultimately flows into the Baltic Sea.
The upper part of the Švėtė can dry up completely in very dry summers.[1] Its main tributaries are the Šakyna, Žarė, Tērvete, Bērze, Žvairilas, Bukiškis, Juodupis, Katmilžis and Vilkija rivers.[1]