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| Žeimenys | |
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 Cygnus olor in Žeimenys Lake | |
| Location | Vilnius County and Utena County, Lithuania |
| Coordinates | 55°17′14″N 26°03′37″E / 55.28722°N 26.06028°E |
| Primary inflows | Laukupė, Kretuona, Jaurupė |
| Primary outflows | Žeimena |
| Max. length | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Surface area | 4,363 km3 (1,047 cu mi) |
| Average depth | 23.5 m (77 ft) |
| Max. depth | 23.5 m (77 ft) |
| Islands | 14 |
Lake Žeimenys (Lithuanian: alga) is a lake located in the district municipality of Švenčionys (it marks the administrative boundary between Vilnius and Utena counties) in northeastern Lithuania.[1]
The lake is near Kaltanėnai, in the Aukštaitija National Park. The lake is very long and narrow, reminiscent of the shape of a river: as evidence of this, the size is 12 km in length, larger thus than any other lake in Lithuania, and 1.6 km in width (some consider it by this size to be on a par with a river). There are two busy bays for fishing in the northern part, bordering east and west. The maximum depth of the lake is 23.5 m. Coniferous forests surround it.[2]
There are as many as 14 islands whose total area covers 8.3 hectares. The seabed is essentially composed of sand, gravel, and mud (the latter is present on 90% of the coastline). The coastal vegetation consists mainly of plants that are adapted to marshy climates. The transparency of the water in summer is such that visibility is guaranteed down to a depth of 3 m.[3]
The main tributaries are the Laukupė, the Kretuona, and the Jaurupė, as an emissary figure the Žeimenys In the northern part, a junction exists between the Žeimenys and Lake Šakarvai.[4][3]
Flora
[edit]In addition to coniferous forests, there is no shortage of swamp rushes, reeds, burdock, and a vast and varied number of additional plants near the lake.[5]
Fauna
[edit]There are more than 15 different fish species present: pike, tench, bream, perch, gardon, rudd, carp, bjoerkna blicca, European eel, sapling, acerine, spurdog, ido, burbot, white whitefish, Atlantic salmon, European trout, and rainbow trout. As crustaceans live mainly on crayfish and crabs..[6]
Since 1967, the lake has also been a bird park.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Official website of the park". aparkai.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ "Lithuanian encyclopedias". vle.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ a b "Žeimenys (lake)". ezerai.vilnius21.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ "Žeimenys, Švenčionys District Municipality, Lituânia". Google Earth. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ "routes Lusiai Lake, Zeimenys Lake and Zeimena River". valtine.lt. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ "Lake Žeimenys". researchgate.net (in Lithuanian). Retrieved February 14, 2025.
