Šešupė
The Šešupė (
Šešupė | |
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Map of the Šešupė river | |
Location | |
Country | Lithuania, Poland, Russia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | 18 km north of Suwałki |
Mouth | |
• location | Neman near Neman town |
• coordinates | 55°03′15″N 22°12′01″E |
Length | 298 km (185 mi) |
Basin size | 6,105 km2 (2,357 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 18 m3/s (640 cu ft/s) (near Kudirkos Naumiestis) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Neman→ Baltic Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Rausvė, Širvinta |
• right | Szelmentka, Dovinė, Pilvė, Višakis, Nova, Siesartis |
Major towns and cities along the river, from the Nemunas to the source, are: Kudirkos Naumiestis, Pilviškiai, Marijampolė and Kalvarija.
There are parts of Kaliningrad and Lithuania that are on the opposite side of the river, including a small island that is mostly Russian but has an area belonging to Lithuania.
It is the fourth-longest river in Lithuania.[1]