Linkava
The Linkava is a river in Kėdainiai district municipality and Panevėžys district municipality, central Lithuania. It flows for and has a basin area of . The Linkava starts 4 km from the town of Ramygala, near Vaidilai village. It flows to the southwest, later to the north west and meets the Nevėžis river (from the left side) in Krekenava. The bed width is 6-12, at some places 14-22 meters, the depth is 0.5-3 meters. The river course from Butrimoniai village has been left intact and now belongs to Krekenava Regional Park. The name ''Linkava'' derives from the root *''link-'' as in Lithuanian language, Lithuanian ''linka'' ('hollow, dip'), ''linkis'' ('curve, bay'), ''linkti'' ('to bend'). References

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Nevėžis
The Nevėžis (; ) is the List of rivers of Lithuania, sixth longest river in Lithuania and one of the main tributaries of the Neman (river), Nemunas. The long Nevėžis flows entirely within Lithuania.Statistical Yearbook of Lithuania 2014
p. 12 Among the rivers that flow exclusively within Lithuania's borders, the Nevėžis is the second longest, after the Šventoji River, Šventoji. Its Source (river or stream), source is in the Anykščiai District Municipality. The river first flows in a northwesterly direction, but at Panevėžys it turns southwest, and passing Kėdainiai, flows into the Neman just west of Kaunas near Raudondvaris.

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There is a popular misconception that the name ''Nevėžis'' means 'a river without crayfish' because ''vėžys'' is the Lithuania ...
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