Varduva | |
Source1 Coordinates: | 56.1581°N 21.9178°W |
Mouth Coordinates: | 56.4241°N 22.2083°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Length: | 90.3km (56.1miles) |
Basin Size: | 586.7km2 |
Varduva is a river in northwestern Lithuania. Its length is . It is a left tributary of Venta; their confluence is on the Lithuania–Latvia border. Its origins and upper reaches are located within the Žemaitija National Park. Its largest tributary is Sruoja. Larger settlements situated near Varduva include Žemaičių Kalvarija, Seda, Renavas, Ukrinai. Varduva has five small hydroelectric power plants: Kulšėnai, Ukrinai, Vadagiai, Juodeikiai, Renavas. The largest of these plants in Juodeikiai produced 2.99 GWh of electricity in 2010.