Šumera

"Sumera" redirects here. For Estonian composer, see Lepo Sumera.

River in Kaunas County, Lithuania

Šumera

Šumera in the Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest

Location
Country| Lithuania
Region| Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Dargužiai village surroundings
Mouth| Obelis

• coordinates

| 55°17′06″N 24°11′19″E﻿ / ﻿55.2851°N 24.1886°E﻿ / 55.2851; 24.1886
Length| 26.2 km (16.3 mi)[1]
Basin size| 89 km2 (34 sq mi)[1]
Discharge|
• average| 0.45 m³/s[2]
Basin features
Progression| Obelis→ Nevėžis→ Neman→ Baltic Sea
Tributaries|
• left| Juodupis, Ringa

The Šumera is a river in the Kėdainiai district municipality, Kaunas County, central Lithuania. It flows for 26.2 kilometres (16.3 mi)[1] and has a basin area of 89 km2 (34 sq mi). The river flows into the Obelis (from the right side), a tributary of the Nevėžis, which is in turn a tributary of the Neman.[3]

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').[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė (2001). Lietuvos upės (in Lithuanian). Kaunas: Lietuvos energetikos institutas. p. 507.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. ^ Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 4\. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. 1988. p. 223.
3. ^ "LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS UPIŲ IR TVENKINIŲ KLASIFIKATORIUS (Republic of Lithuania- River and Pond Classifications)" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Environment (Lithuania). Retrieved 2011-10-31.
4. ^ Vanagas, Aleksandras (1981). Lietuvių hidronimų etimologinis žodynas (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Mokslas.

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